diff --git a/src/cli/mod.rs b/src/cli/mod.rs
index 2e5f1fdd..4cdb7ddc 100644
--- a/src/cli/mod.rs
+++ b/src/cli/mod.rs
@@ -344,6 +344,7 @@ pub fn init() {
 				Arg::new("ns")
 					.long("ns")
 					.required(true)
+					.takes_value(true)
 					.forbid_empty_values(true)
 					.help("The namespace to export the data from"),
 			)
@@ -351,6 +352,7 @@ pub fn init() {
 				Arg::new("db")
 					.long("db")
 					.required(true)
+					.takes_value(true)
 					.forbid_empty_values(true)
 					.help("The database to export the data from"),
 			)