diff --git a/cmd/influx/main.go b/cmd/influx/main.go
index 3990cc5e0f..e0a0edd2a8 100644
--- a/cmd/influx/main.go
+++ b/cmd/influx/main.go
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ type genericCLIOpts struct {
 
 func (o genericCLIOpts) newCmd(use string, runE func(*cobra.Command, []string) error) *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Args: cobra.NoArgs,
 		Use:  use,
 		RunE: runE,
 	}