diff --git a/cmd/influx/pkg.go b/cmd/influx/pkg.go
index 74a9b64282..3c359df4c8 100644
--- a/cmd/influx/pkg.go
+++ b/cmd/influx/pkg.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func pkgApplyCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd.MarkFlagRequired("org-id")
 
 	hasColor := cmd.Flags().BoolP("color", "c", true, "Enable color in output, defaults true")
-	hasTableBorders := cmd.Flags().BoolP("table-borders", "tb", true, "Enable table borders, defaults true")
+	hasTableBorders := cmd.Flags().Bool("table-borders", true, "Enable table borders, defaults true")
 
 	cmd.RunE = pkgApplyRunEFn(orgID, path, hasColor, hasTableBorders)