diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/facts/generate.py b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/facts/generate.py
index 0a8c33fc6..ee6fd08a6 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/facts/generate.py
+++ b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/facts/generate.py
@@ -245,7 +245,6 @@ def register_generate_parser(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
 
     parser.add_argument(
         "--regenerate",
-        type=bool,
         action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction,
         help="whether to regenerate facts for the specified machine",
         default=None,
diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/vars/generate.py b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/vars/generate.py
index 8cd275c6f..d52b4ec22 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/vars/generate.py
+++ b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/vars/generate.py
@@ -394,7 +394,6 @@ def register_generate_parser(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
 
     parser.add_argument(
         "--regenerate",
-        type=bool,
         action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction,
         help="whether to regenerate facts for the specified machine",
         default=None,