diff --git a/cmd/client/handler_warden.go b/cmd/client/handler_warden.go
index 388ba1eda..08fc4f866 100644
--- a/cmd/client/handler_warden.go
+++ b/cmd/client/handler_warden.go
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ func newWardenHandler() *WardenHandler {
 func (h *WardenHandler) IsOAuth2AccessTokenAuthorized(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 	token, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("token")
 	scope, _ := cmd.Flags().GetStringArray("scope")
-	action, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("actions")
-	resource, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("resources")
+	action, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("action")
+	resource, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("resource")
 
 	m := h.newWardenManager(cmd)
 	_, response, err := m.IsOAuth2AccessTokenAuthorized(keto.WardenOAuth2AccessTokenAuthorizationRequest{
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ func (h *WardenHandler) IsOAuth2AccessTokenAuthorized(cmd *cobra.Command, args [
 }
 func (h *WardenHandler) IsSubjectAuthorized(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 	subject, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("subject")
-	action, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("actions")
-	resource, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("resources")
+	action, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("action")
+	resource, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("resource")
 
 	m := h.newWardenManager(cmd)
 	_, response, err := m.IsSubjectAuthorized(keto.WardenSubjectAuthorizationRequest{
diff --git a/cmd/warden_subject.go b/cmd/warden_subject.go
index 8eabb7ce0..7aef72fba 100644
--- a/cmd/warden_subject.go
+++ b/cmd/warden_subject.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func init() {
 	// Cobra supports local flags which will only run when this command
 	// is called directly, e.g.:
 
-	subjectCmd.Flags().String("subject", "", "The request's subject")
-	subjectCmd.Flags().String("action", "", "The request's action")
-	subjectCmd.Flags().String("resource", "", "The request's resource")
+	subjectCmd.Flags().StringP("subject", "s", "", "The request's subject")
+	subjectCmd.Flags().StringP("action", "a", "", "The request's action")
+	subjectCmd.Flags().StringP("resource", "r", "", "The request's resource")
 }