diff --git a/scripts/ewp-secrets b/scripts/ewp-secrets
index 3e2faa0..82002af 100755
--- a/scripts/ewp-secrets
+++ b/scripts/ewp-secrets
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ def main() -> int:
     ap.add_argument(
         "-n", "--namespace", help="Namespace to store secrets in", required=True
     )
-    ap.add_argument("-k", "--key", help="Key to store secret under")
+    ap.add_argument("-k", "--key", help="Key to store secret under" , required=True)
     ap.add_argument(
         "-v", "--verbose", help="Enable verbose logging", action="store_true"
     )