diff --git a/packages/taler-wallet-cli/src/index.ts b/packages/taler-wallet-cli/src/index.ts
index 0f378f360..7fd218941 100644
--- a/packages/taler-wallet-cli/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/taler-wallet-cli/src/index.ts
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ export const walletCli = clk
   .flag("noThrottle", ["--no-throttle"], {
     help: "Don't do any request throttling.",
   })
-  .flag("allowHttp", ["--allow-http"], {
+  .flag("noHttp", ["--no-http"], {
     help: "Allow unsafe http connections.",
   })
   .flag("version", ["-v", "--version"], {
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ async function createLocalWallet(
   const dbPath = walletCliArgs.wallet.walletDbFile ?? defaultWalletDbPath;
   const myHttpLib = createPlatformHttpLib({
     enableThrottling: walletCliArgs.wallet.noThrottle ? false : true,
-    allowHttp: walletCliArgs.wallet.allowHttp ? true : false,
+    allowHttp: walletCliArgs.wallet.noHttp ? false : true,
   });
   const wallet = await createNativeWalletHost({
     persistentStoragePath: dbPath !== ":memory:" ? dbPath : undefined,