diff --git a/osbuild/main_cli.py b/osbuild/main_cli.py
index 1fa1f6a0..40f55da7 100644
--- a/osbuild/main_cli.py
+++ b/osbuild/main_cli.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def parse_arguments(sys_argv: List[str]) -> argparse.Namespace:
 
     parser.add_argument("manifest_path", metavar="MANIFEST",
                         help="json file containing the manifest that should be built, or a '-' to read from stdin")
-    parser.add_argument("--store", "--cache", metavar="DIRECTORY", type=os.path.abspath,
+    parser.add_argument("--cache", "--store", metavar="DIRECTORY", type=os.path.abspath,
                         default=".osbuild",
                         help="directory where sources and intermediary os trees are stored")
     parser.add_argument("-l", "--libdir", metavar="DIRECTORY", type=os.path.abspath, default="/usr/lib/osbuild",
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ def osbuild_cli() -> int:
         monitor_name = "NullMonitor" if (args.json or args.quiet) else "LogMonitor"
 
     try:
-        with ObjectStore(args.store) as object_store:
+        with ObjectStore(args.cache) as object_store:
             if args.cache_max_size is not None:
                 object_store.maximum_size = args.cache_max_size