diff --git a/pinot-tools/src/main/java/org/apache/pinot/tools/admin/command/AddSchemaCommand.java b/pinot-tools/src/main/java/org/apache/pinot/tools/admin/command/AddSchemaCommand.java
index b777646c459b..10c7e92e7b6b 100644
--- a/pinot-tools/src/main/java/org/apache/pinot/tools/admin/command/AddSchemaCommand.java
+++ b/pinot-tools/src/main/java/org/apache/pinot/tools/admin/command/AddSchemaCommand.java
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ public boolean execute()
     try (FileUploadDownloadClient fileUploadDownloadClient = new FileUploadDownloadClient()) {
       URI schemaURI = FileUploadDownloadClient
           .getUploadSchemaURI(_controllerProtocol, _controllerHost, Integer.parseInt(_controllerPort));
-      schemaURI = new URI(schemaURI + "?override=" + _override + "?force=" + _force);
+      schemaURI = new URI(schemaURI + "?override=" + _override + "&force=" + _force);
       fileUploadDownloadClient.addSchema(schemaURI,
           schema.getSchemaName(), schemaFile, AuthProviderUtils.makeAuthHeaders(
               AuthProviderUtils.makeAuthProvider(_authProvider, _authTokenUrl, _authToken,