diff --git a/app/flatpak-builtins-run.c b/app/flatpak-builtins-run.c
index dd3d6a1e..1ece0197 100644
--- a/app/flatpak-builtins-run.c
+++ b/app/flatpak-builtins-run.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ flatpak_builtin_run (int argc, char **argv, GCancellable *cancellable, GError **
   g_option_context_add_group (context, flatpak_context_get_options (arg_context));
 
   if (!flatpak_option_context_parse (context, options, &argc, &argv,
-                                     FLATPAK_BUILTIN_FLAG_ALL_DIRS,
+                                     FLATPAK_BUILTIN_FLAG_ALL_DIRS | FLATPAK_BUILTIN_FLAG_OPTIONAL_REPO,
                                      &dirs, cancellable, error))
     return FALSE;