diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 5351d8093..d5cbb4cd7 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func init() {
 
 	// global options
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&cfgFile, "config", "c", "", "Config file (default \"~/evcc.yaml\" or \"/etc/evcc.yaml\")")
-	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&cfgDatabase, "database", "d", "", "Database location (default \"~/.evcc/evcc.db\")")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&cfgDatabase, "database", "", "Database location (default \"~/.evcc/evcc.db\")")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolP("help", "h", false, "Help")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Bool(flagHeaders, false, flagHeadersDescription)
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Bool(flagIgnoreDatabase, false, flagIgnoreDatabaseDescription)