diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 2ed4457..b02c471 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -279,7 +279,8 @@ func init() {
 	rootCmd.Flags().UintVarP(&width, "width", "w", 0, "word-wrap at width")
 
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&identityFile, "identity", "i", "", "path to identity file (that is, an ssh private key)")
-	rootCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&forceKey, "force-key", "f", false, "for the use of the SSH key on disk (that is, ignore ssh-agent)")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&forceKey, "force-key", "f", false, "for the use of the SSH key on disk (that is, ignore ssh-agent)")
+
 	stashCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&memo, "memo", "m", "", "memo/note for stashing")
 
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(stashCmd, stashListCmd, stashGetCmd, stashDeleteCmd)