diff --git a/daemon/lokinet.cpp b/daemon/lokinet.cpp
index 76587130c..d9413d693 100644
--- a/daemon/lokinet.cpp
+++ b/daemon/lokinet.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ namespace
     bool version = false;
     bool generate = false;
     bool router = false;
-    bool force = false;
     bool config = false;
     bool configOnly = false;
     bool overwrite = false;
@@ -375,7 +374,7 @@ namespace
     cli.add_flag("-g,--generate", options.generate, "Generate default configuration and exit");
     cli.add_flag(
         "-r,--router", options.router, "Run lokinet in routing mode instead of client-only mode");
-    cli.add_flag("-f,--force", options.force, "Force writing config even if file exists");
+    cli.add_flag("-f,--force", options.overwrite, "Force writing config even if file exists");
 
     // options: string
     cli.add_option("--config", options.configPath, "Path to lokinet.ini configuration file")