diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b5597ca..1b6300f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ $ appknox files 4
 
 - **Upload a file and do cicheck based on the risk threshold**
 
-$ appknox upload ~/Downloads/mfva.apk | xargs appknox cicheck --risk_threshold low
+$ appknox upload ~/Downloads/mfva.apk | xargs appknox cicheck --risk-threshold low
 
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diff --git a/cmd/cicheck.go b/cmd/cicheck.go
index b89a996..a505aa0 100644
--- a/cmd/cicheck.go
+++ b/cmd/cicheck.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ var cicheckCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}
-		riskThreshold, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("risk_threshold")
+		riskThreshold, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("risk-threshold")
 		riskThresholdLower := strings.ToLower(riskThreshold)
 		var riskThresholdInt int
 		switch riskThresholdStr := riskThresholdLower; riskThresholdStr {
@@ -52,5 +52,5 @@ var cicheckCmd = &cobra.Command{
 func init() {
 	RootCmd.AddCommand(cicheckCmd)
 	cicheckCmd.Flags().StringP(
-		"risk_threshold", "r", "low", "Risk threshold to fail the command. Available options: low, medium, high")
+		"risk-threshold", "r", "low", "Risk threshold to fail the command. Available options: low, medium, high")
 }