diff --git a/src/nexgen/command_line/parse_utils.py b/src/nexgen/command_line/parse_utils.py
index 63acbd84..87905862 100644
--- a/src/nexgen/command_line/parse_utils.py
+++ b/src/nexgen/command_line/parse_utils.py
@@ -67,5 +67,5 @@ def __call__(self, parser, namespace, values, option_string=None):
     "--vds-offset", type=int, default=0, help="Start image for the vds."
 )
 vds_parser.add_argument(
-    "--no-vds", action="store_false", help="Do not write a vds file."
+    "--no-vds", action="store_true", help="Do not write a vds file."
 )