diff --git a/cmd/build.go b/cmd/build.go
index 62e2397..012ab5f 100644
--- a/cmd/build.go
+++ b/cmd/build.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ func NewBuildCommand() *cobra.Command {
 	var buildCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "build <directory>",
 		Short: "Builds stored Kusto functions and tables into command scripts suitable for deployment.",
-		Args:  cobra.MaximumNArgs(1),
+		Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
 		Long: heredoc.Doc(`
 			Build transpiles all Kusto declarative file declarations under the current directory,
 			into command scripts under the 'kout' directory relative to the current directory.
diff --git a/cmd/run.go b/cmd/run.go
index 43334d6..6c30ade 100644
--- a/cmd/run.go
+++ b/cmd/run.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func NewRunCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	var runCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "run <file>",
 		Short: "Runs a script file.",
-		Args:  cobra.MaximumNArgs(1),
+		Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
 		Long: heredoc.Doc(`
 			Run executes the script file against a Kusto database.
 			`),
diff --git a/cmd/sync.go b/cmd/sync.go
index 416243b..6dac9e4 100644
--- a/cmd/sync.go
+++ b/cmd/sync.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func NewSyncCommand() *cobra.Command {
 	var syncCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "sync <directory>",
 		Short: "Syncs Kusto function and table declarations to a targeted Azure Data Explorer database",
-		Args:  cobra.MaximumNArgs(1),
+		Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
 		Long: heredoc.Doc(`
 		sync will automatically call 'ksd build' to ensure that all files are built into command scripts.
 		To skip this behavior, pass the '--from-out' flag specifying the output directory that is already built.