diff --git a/src/ami/internals/cli.lua b/src/ami/internals/cli.lua
index 8b1557f..d7feafe 100644
--- a/src/ami/internals/cli.lua
+++ b/src/ami/internals/cli.lua
@@ -191,14 +191,14 @@ end
 local function default_validate_args(optionList, command, cli)
 	local options = type(cli.options) == "table" and cli.options or {}
 
-	if cli.commandRequired and not command then
+	if cli.expects_command == true and not command then
 		return false, "command not specified"
 	end
 
 	for k, v in pairs(options) do
 		if v and v.required then
 			if not optionList[k] then
-				return false, "Required option not specified! (" .. k .. ")"
+				return false, "required option not specified (" .. k .. ")"
 			end
 		end
 	end
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ local function generate_usage(cli, include_options_in_usage)
 
 		if cli.type == "namespace" then
 			usage = usage .. "[args...]" .. " "
-		elseif cli.commandRequired then
+		elseif cli.expects_command then
 			usage = usage .. "<command>" .. " "
 		else
 			usage = usage .. "[<command>]" .. " "
diff --git a/src/ami/internals/interface/base.lua b/src/ami/internals/interface/base.lua
index 67fbc0b..cd67152 100644
--- a/src/ami/internals/interface/base.lua
+++ b/src/ami/internals/interface/base.lua
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ local function new()
 	return {
 		id = "ami",
 		title = "AMI",
+		expects_command = false,
 		include_options_in_usage = true,
 		options = {
 			path = {
diff --git a/src/ami/internals/types.lua b/src/ami/internals/types.lua
index e63eeaa..6fb3a0c 100644
--- a/src/ami/internals/types.lua
+++ b/src/ami/internals/types.lua
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 ---@class AmiCliBase
 ---@field id string | nil
 ---@field title string | nil
----@field commandRequired boolean
+---@field expects_command boolean
 ---@field include_options_in_usage boolean
 ---@field action fun(_options: any, _command: any, _args: any, _cli: AmiCli)?