diff --git a/api/src/cli/commands/roles/create.ts b/api/src/cli/commands/roles/create.ts
index 27b46ac8c4..910b2d860f 100644
--- a/api/src/cli/commands/roles/create.ts
+++ b/api/src/cli/commands/roles/create.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { getSchema } from '../../../utils/get-schema';
 
-export default async function rolesCreate({ name, admin }: { name: string; admin: boolean }): Promise<void> {
+export default async function rolesCreate({ role: name, admin }: { role: string; admin: boolean }): Promise<void> {
 	const { default: database } = require('../../../database/index');
 	const { RolesService } = require('../../../services/roles');
 
diff --git a/api/src/cli/index.ts b/api/src/cli/index.ts
index 3443a17ed2..462f611376 100644
--- a/api/src/cli/index.ts
+++ b/api/src/cli/index.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ const rolesCommand = program.command('roles');
 rolesCommand
 	.command('create')
 	.description('Create a new role')
-	.option('--name <value>', `name for the role`)
+	.option('--role <value>', `name for the role`)
 	.option('--admin', `whether or not the role has admin access`)
 	.action(rolesCreate);