diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/__init__.py b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/__init__.py
index 48fb292d4..5ed5f9354 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/__init__.py
+++ b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import argparse
 import sys
 
-from . import admin, config, secrets
+from . import admin, config, secrets, update
 from .errors import ClanError
 from .ssh import cli as ssh_cli
 
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ def main() -> None:
     parser_secrets = subparsers.add_parser("secrets", help="manage secrets")
     secrets.register_parser(parser_secrets)
 
+    parser_update = subparsers.add_parser(
+        "update", help="update the machines in the clan"
+    )
+    update.register_parser(parser_update)
+
     if has_argcomplete:
         argcomplete.autocomplete(parser)
 
diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/update.py b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/update.py
index 67c175393..661e9613d 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/update.py
+++ b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/update.py
@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@ def update(args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
 def register_parser(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
     parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group(required=True)
     # TODO pass all args we don't parse into ssh_args, currently it fails if arg starts with -
-    parser.add_argument("--flake-uri", type=str, default=".#", desc="nix flake uri")
+    parser.add_argument("--flake-uri", type=str, default=".#", help="nix flake uri")
     parser.add_argument(
-        "--flake-attr", type=str, description="nixos configuration in the flake"
+        "--flake-attr", type=str, help="nixos configuration in the flake"
     )
     parser.add_argument("--user", type=str, default="root")
     parser.add_argument("host", type=str)