diff --git a/coub-dl.py b/coub-dl.py
index f054670..80872e6 100644
--- a/coub-dl.py
+++ b/coub-dl.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from functools import wraps
 
 # parse arguments
 parser = ArgumentParser(description='Download player-looped videos with youtube-dl & ffmpeg.')
-parser.add_argument('-nv', '--nonverbose', help='Turn off non-critical messages to user.')
+parser.add_argument('-nv', '--nonverbose', action='store_true', help='Turn off non-critical messages to user.')
 parser.add_argument('-o', '--output', default=None, help='Specify name of the output file (use -e for extension).')
 parser.add_argument('-e', '--extension', default='mp4', help='Set the container to use for the output.')
 parser.add_argument('url', type=str, help='The URL of the site containing the video to download.')