diff --git a/cmd/flags/create.go b/cmd/flags/create.go
index a56eb233..237b3e22 100644
--- a/cmd/flags/create.go
+++ b/cmd/flags/create.go
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ func runCreate(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		viper.GetString("baseUri"),
 	)
 
+	// rebind flag to this subcommand
+	viper.BindPFlag("projKey", cmd.Flags().Lookup("projKey"))
+
 	var data inputData
 	err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(cmd.Flags().Lookup("data").Value.String()), &data)
 	// err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(viper.GetString("data")), &data)
diff --git a/cmd/flags/update.go b/cmd/flags/update.go
index 06fa702e..38b1b29c 100644
--- a/cmd/flags/update.go
+++ b/cmd/flags/update.go
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ func runUpdate(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		viper.GetString("baseUri"),
 	)
 
+	// rebind flag to this subcommand
+	viper.BindPFlag("projKey", cmd.Flags().Lookup("projKey"))
+
 	var patch []ldapi.PatchOperation
 	// err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(viper.GetString("data")), &patch)
 	err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(cmd.Flags().Lookup("data").Value.String()), &patch)