diff --git a/src/cli.rs b/src/cli.rs
index 761a25b..81d789f 100644
--- a/src/cli.rs
+++ b/src/cli.rs
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ pub(crate) struct Cli {
     pub update: bool,
 
     /// If auto update is configured, disable it for this run
-    #[arg(long = "no-auto-update", requires = "command_or_file")]
+    #[arg(long = "no-auto-update")]
     pub no_auto_update: bool,
 
     /// Clear the local cache
diff --git a/tests/lib.rs b/tests/lib.rs
index 5b0ec5b..c6df992 100644
--- a/tests/lib.rs
+++ b/tests/lib.rs
@@ -1313,6 +1313,19 @@ fn test_autoupdate_cache() {
     check_cache_updated(false);
 }
 
+/// Regression test: `--no-auto-update` should be usable together with `--list`,
+/// since the auto-update gate in `main.rs` also applies to `--list`.
+#[test]
+fn test_no_auto_update_with_list() {
+    let testenv = TestEnv::new().install_default_cache();
+
+    testenv
+        .command()
+        .args(["--list", "--no-auto-update"])
+        .assert()
+        .success();
+}
+
 /// End-end test to ensure .page.md files overwrite pages in cache_dir
 #[test]
 fn test_custom_page_overwrites() {