diff --git a/src/colloquy/Cargo.toml b/src/colloquy/Cargo.toml
index 12f5e7e8f..ca1fd21e6 100644
--- a/src/colloquy/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/colloquy/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,4 +10,8 @@ homepage = "https://nick-black.com/dankwiki/index.php/Notcurses"
 
 [dependencies]
 notcurses = ">= 1.2.3"
-clap = {version = ">= 2.33.0", features = ["yaml", "color", "suggestions"]}
+
+[dependencies.clap]
+version = ">= 2.33.0"
+default-features = false
+features = ["yaml", "color", "suggestions"]
diff --git a/src/colloquy/src/cli.yml b/src/colloquy/src/cli.yml
index 11bd18641..6d35e71a6 100644
--- a/src/colloquy/src/cli.yml
+++ b/src/colloquy/src/cli.yml
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 name: colloquy
 version: "0.1.0"
-about: Attractive UI widgets from the shell
+about: Attractive Notcurses UI widgets from the shell
 author: Nick Black <dankamongmen@gmail.com>
 args:
     - verbose:
         long: verbose
         short: v
         help: Verbose mode
-    - file:
-        long: file
-        short: f
-        help: Read configuration options from this file
-        takes_value: true
+#   - file:
+#       long: file
+#       short: f
+#       help: Read configuration options from this file
+#       takes_value: true
     - title:
         long: title
         short: t
@@ -19,15 +19,13 @@ args:
     - msgbox:
         long: msgbox
         help: Display arbitrary text with a single button to accept it
+        requires: text
     - text:
         help: The contents of the widget
-        required: true
         index: 1
     - height:
         help: The height of the widget, 0 for screen height
-        required: true
         index: 2
     - width:
         help: The width of the widget, 0 for screen width
-        required: true
         index: 3
diff --git a/src/colloquy/src/main.rs b/src/colloquy/src/main.rs
index 5413be7e8..48793314f 100644
--- a/src/colloquy/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/colloquy/src/main.rs
@@ -2,4 +2,10 @@ fn main() {
     use clap::{load_yaml, App};
     let yaml = load_yaml!("cli.yml");
     let matches = App::from_yaml(yaml).get_matches();
+    if matches.is_present("msgbox") {
+        // do a messagebox
+    }else{
+        eprintln!("Needed a widget type");
+        std::process::exit(1);
+    }
 }