diff --git a/core/commands/ipns.go b/core/commands/ipns.go
index 9a963b3cc..5c8db47fd 100644
--- a/core/commands/ipns.go
+++ b/core/commands/ipns.go
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ Resolve the value of a reference:
 		cmds.StringArg("name", false, false, "The IPNS name to resolve. Defaults to your node's peerID.").EnableStdin(),
 	},
 	Options: []cmds.Option{
-		cmds.BoolOption("recursive", "r", "Resolve until the result is not an IPNS name."),
-		cmds.BoolOption("nocache", "n", "Do not used cached entries."),
+		cmds.BoolOption("recursive", "r", "Resolve until the result is not an IPNS name.").Default(false),
+		cmds.BoolOption("nocache", "n", "Do not used cached entries.").Default(false),
 	},
 	Run: func(req cmds.Request, res cmds.Response) {