diff --git a/cmd/kpod/common.go b/cmd/kpod/common.go
index 1c1503e2..f77b3fd1 100644
--- a/cmd/kpod/common.go
+++ b/cmd/kpod/common.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"os"
+	"reflect"
+	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 
 	is "github.com/containers/image/storage"
@@ -100,3 +102,34 @@ func splitCamelCase(src string) string {
 	entries := camelcase.Split(src)
 	return strings.Join(entries, " ")
 }
+
+// validateFlags searches for StringFlags or StringSlice flags that never had
+// a value set.  This commonly occurs when the CLI mistakenly takes the next
+// option and uses it as a value.
+func validateFlags(c *cli.Context, flags []cli.Flag) error {
+	for _, flag := range flags {
+		switch reflect.TypeOf(flag).String() {
+		case "cli.StringSliceFlag":
+			{
+				f := flag.(cli.StringSliceFlag)
+				name := strings.Split(f.Name, ",")
+				val := c.StringSlice(name[0])
+				for _, v := range val {
+					if ok, _ := regexp.MatchString("^-.+", v); ok {
+						return errors.Errorf("option --%s requires a value", name[0])
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		case "cli.StringFlag":
+			{
+				f := flag.(cli.StringFlag)
+				name := strings.Split(f.Name, ",")
+				val := c.String(name[0])
+				if ok, _ := regexp.MatchString("^-.+", val); ok {
+					return errors.Errorf("option --%s requires a value", name[0])
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/cmd/kpod/diff.go b/cmd/kpod/diff.go
index fa8c1d56..7e4f8c81 100644
--- a/cmd/kpod/diff.go
+++ b/cmd/kpod/diff.go
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ func diffCmd(c *cli.Context) error {
 	if len(c.Args()) != 1 {
 		return errors.Errorf("container, layer, or image name must be specified: kpod diff [options [...]] ID-NAME")
 	}
+	if err := validateFlags(c, diffFlags); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	config, err := getConfig(c)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "could not get config")
diff --git a/cmd/kpod/export.go b/cmd/kpod/export.go
index 53eb5080..94f05ce1 100644
--- a/cmd/kpod/export.go
+++ b/cmd/kpod/export.go
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ func exportCmd(c *cli.Context) error {
 		return errors.Errorf("too many arguments given, need 1 at most.")
 	}
 	container := args[0]
+	if err := validateFlags(c, exportFlags); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
 	config, err := getConfig(c)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/kpod/history.go b/cmd/kpod/history.go
index f85cd134..2eff7a97 100644
--- a/cmd/kpod/history.go
+++ b/cmd/kpod/history.go
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ var (
 )
 
 func historyCmd(c *cli.Context) error {
+	if err := validateFlags(c, historyFlags); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	config, err := getConfig(c)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "Could not get config")
diff --git a/cmd/kpod/images.go b/cmd/kpod/images.go
index e1eb7660..535fdf34 100644
--- a/cmd/kpod/images.go
+++ b/cmd/kpod/images.go
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ var (
 )
 
 func imagesCmd(c *cli.Context) error {
+	if err := validateFlags(c, imagesFlags); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	config, err := getConfig(c)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "Could not get config")
diff --git a/cmd/kpod/info.go b/cmd/kpod/info.go
index b5400e93..22ca74c7 100644
--- a/cmd/kpod/info.go
+++ b/cmd/kpod/info.go
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ var (
 )
 
 func infoCmd(c *cli.Context) error {
+	if err := validateFlags(c, infoFlags); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	info := map[string]interface{}{}
 
 	infoGivers := []infoGiverFunc{
diff --git a/cmd/kpod/inspect.go b/cmd/kpod/inspect.go
index d3411d3d..45e9d7e1 100644
--- a/cmd/kpod/inspect.go
+++ b/cmd/kpod/inspect.go
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ func inspectCmd(c *cli.Context) error {
 	if len(args) > 1 {
 		return errors.Errorf("too many arguments specified")
 	}
+	if err := validateFlags(c, inspectFlags); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
 	itemType := c.String("type")
 	size := c.Bool("size")
diff --git a/cmd/kpod/kill.go b/cmd/kpod/kill.go
index bdce1875..8a550003 100644
--- a/cmd/kpod/kill.go
+++ b/cmd/kpod/kill.go
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ func killCmd(c *cli.Context) error {
 	if len(args) == 0 {
 		return errors.Errorf("specify one or more containers to kill")
 	}
+	if err := validateFlags(c, killFlags); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	config, err := getConfig(c)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "could not get config")
diff --git a/cmd/kpod/load.go b/cmd/kpod/load.go
index 6fba9eae..97401290 100644
--- a/cmd/kpod/load.go
+++ b/cmd/kpod/load.go
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ func loadCmd(c *cli.Context) error {
 	if len(args) > 1 {
 		return errors.New("too many arguments. Requires exactly 1")
 	}
+	if err := validateFlags(c, loadFlags); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
 	runtime, err := getRuntime(c)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/kpod/logs.go b/cmd/kpod/logs.go
index 0f5fd8fa..60be4792 100644
--- a/cmd/kpod/logs.go
+++ b/cmd/kpod/logs.go
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ func logsCmd(c *cli.Context) error {
 	if len(args) != 1 {
 		return errors.Errorf("'kpod logs' requires exactly one container name/ID")
 	}
+	if err := validateFlags(c, logsFlags); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	container := c.Args().First()
 	var opts libkpod.LogOptions
 	opts.Details = c.Bool("details")
diff --git a/cmd/kpod/mount.go b/cmd/kpod/mount.go
index 7b46ff14..a711bede 100644
--- a/cmd/kpod/mount.go
+++ b/cmd/kpod/mount.go
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ func mountCmd(c *cli.Context) error {
 	if len(args) > 1 {
 		return errors.Errorf("too many arguments specified")
 	}
+	if err := validateFlags(c, mountFlags); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	config, err := getConfig(c)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "Could not get config")
diff --git a/cmd/kpod/ps.go b/cmd/kpod/ps.go
index b8bc7f0e..2cd99433 100644
--- a/cmd/kpod/ps.go
+++ b/cmd/kpod/ps.go
@@ -143,6 +143,9 @@ var (
 )
 
 func psCmd(c *cli.Context) error {
+	if err := validateFlags(c, psFlags); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	config, err := getConfig(c)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "could not get config")
diff --git a/cmd/kpod/pull.go b/cmd/kpod/pull.go
index e7e78cea..02ce01f0 100644
--- a/cmd/kpod/pull.go
+++ b/cmd/kpod/pull.go
@@ -129,6 +129,9 @@ func pullCmd(c *cli.Context) error {
 		logrus.Errorf("too many arguments. Requires exactly 1")
 		return nil
 	}
+	if err := validateFlags(c, pullFlags); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	image := args[0]
 	srcRef, err := alltransports.ParseImageName(image)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/kpod/push.go b/cmd/kpod/push.go
index ffc477c0..a019f54a 100644
--- a/cmd/kpod/push.go
+++ b/cmd/kpod/push.go
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ func pushCmd(c *cli.Context) error {
 	if len(args) < 2 {
 		return errors.New("kpod push requires exactly 2 arguments")
 	}
+	if err := validateFlags(c, pushFlags); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	srcName := c.Args().Get(0)
 	destName := c.Args().Get(1)
 
diff --git a/cmd/kpod/rename.go b/cmd/kpod/rename.go
index fe1f08d9..b638856e 100644
--- a/cmd/kpod/rename.go
+++ b/cmd/kpod/rename.go
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ func renameCmd(c *cli.Context) error {
 	if len(c.Args()) != 2 {
 		return errors.Errorf("Rename requires a src container name/ID and a dest container name")
 	}
+	if err := validateFlags(c, renameFlags); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
 	config, err := getConfig(c)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/kpod/rm.go b/cmd/kpod/rm.go
index bed72642..69f68302 100644
--- a/cmd/kpod/rm.go
+++ b/cmd/kpod/rm.go
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ func rmCmd(c *cli.Context) error {
 	if len(args) == 0 {
 		return errors.Errorf("specify one or more containers to remove")
 	}
+	if err := validateFlags(c, rmFlags); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
 	config, err := getConfig(c)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/kpod/rmi.go b/cmd/kpod/rmi.go
index ba2b1ea0..fc4056d7 100644
--- a/cmd/kpod/rmi.go
+++ b/cmd/kpod/rmi.go
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ var (
 )
 
 func rmiCmd(c *cli.Context) error {
+	if err := validateFlags(c, rmiFlags); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
 	force := false
 	if c.IsSet("force") {
diff --git a/cmd/kpod/save.go b/cmd/kpod/save.go
index b1413a7e..f04ba463 100644
--- a/cmd/kpod/save.go
+++ b/cmd/kpod/save.go
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ func saveCmd(c *cli.Context) error {
 	if len(args) == 0 {
 		return errors.Errorf("need at least 1 argument")
 	}
+	if err := validateFlags(c, saveFlags); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
 	runtime, err := getRuntime(c)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/kpod/stats.go b/cmd/kpod/stats.go
index b3ea6879..0bf2e263 100644
--- a/cmd/kpod/stats.go
+++ b/cmd/kpod/stats.go
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ var (
 )
 
 func statsCmd(c *cli.Context) error {
+	if err := validateFlags(c, statsFlags); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	config, err := getConfig(c)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "could not read config")
diff --git a/cmd/kpod/stop.go b/cmd/kpod/stop.go
index 49ef483c..06b26bb9 100644
--- a/cmd/kpod/stop.go
+++ b/cmd/kpod/stop.go
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ func stopCmd(c *cli.Context) error {
 	if len(args) < 1 {
 		return errors.Errorf("you must provide at least one container name or id")
 	}
+	if err := validateFlags(c, stopFlags); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
 	config, err := getConfig(c)
 	if err != nil {