diff --git a/scripts/cdist b/scripts/cdist
index f11a57e9..d138faba 100755
--- a/scripts/cdist
+++ b/scripts/cdist
@@ -66,8 +66,7 @@ def commandline():
     parser['configinstall'].add_argument('-n', '--dry-run',
          help='Do not execute code', action='store_true')
     parser['configinstall'].add_argument('-o', '--out-dir',
-         help='Directory to save cdist output in',
-         destination="out_path")
+         help='Directory to save cdist output in', dest="out_path")
     parser['configinstall'].add_argument('-p', '--parallel',
          help='Operate on multiple hosts in parallel',
          action='store_true', dest='parallel')