diff --git a/app/flatpak-builtins-remote-add.c b/app/flatpak-builtins-remote-add.c
index 1ae45a8d..53dc85c8 100644
--- a/app/flatpak-builtins-remote-add.c
+++ b/app/flatpak-builtins-remote-add.c
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ flatpak_builtin_remote_add (int argc, char **argv,
   g_option_context_add_main_entries (context, common_options, NULL);
 
   if (!flatpak_option_context_parse (context, add_options, &argc, &argv,
-                                     FLATPAK_BUILTIN_FLAG_ONE_DIR | FLATPAK_BUILTIN_FLAG_OPTIONAL_REPO,
+                                     FLATPAK_BUILTIN_FLAG_ONE_DIR,
                                      &dirs, cancellable, error))
     return FALSE;