diff --git a/cli/export.go b/cli/export.go
index 82d13ea9..48020890 100644
--- a/cli/export.go
+++ b/cli/export.go
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ var exportCmd = &cobra.Command{
 
 func init() {
 
-	exportCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&opts.Auth.Auth, "auth", "root:root", "Master authentication details to use when connecting.")
+	exportCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&opts.Auth.Auth, "auth", "a", "root:root", "Master authentication details to use when connecting.")
 	exportCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&opts.DB.Host, "host", "surreal.io", "Database server host to connect to.")
 	exportCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&opts.DB.Port, "port", "80", "Database server port to connect to.")
 
diff --git a/cli/import.go b/cli/import.go
index a39e9645..3bd472ce 100644
--- a/cli/import.go
+++ b/cli/import.go
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ var importCmd = &cobra.Command{
 
 func init() {
 
-	importCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&opts.Auth.Auth, "auth", "root:root", "Master authentication details to use when connecting.")
+	importCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&opts.Auth.Auth, "auth", "a", "root:root", "Master authentication details to use when connecting.")
 	importCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&opts.DB.Host, "host", "surreal.io", "Database server host to connect to.")
 	importCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&opts.DB.Port, "port", "80", "Database server port to connect to.")
 
diff --git a/cli/sql.go b/cli/sql.go
index 7283a0a5..496cca4e 100644
--- a/cli/sql.go
+++ b/cli/sql.go
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ var sqlCmd = &cobra.Command{
 
 func init() {
 
-	sqlCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&opts.Auth.Auth, "auth", "root:root", "Master authentication details to use when connecting.")
+	sqlCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&opts.Auth.Auth, "auth", "a", "root:root", "Master authentication details to use when connecting.")
 	sqlCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&opts.DB.Host, "host", "surreal.io", "Database server host to connect to.")
 	sqlCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&opts.DB.Port, "port", "80", "Database server port to connect to.")