diff --git a/src/mergerfs.cpp b/src/mergerfs.cpp
index 06f1b1b0..516eb9c3 100644
--- a/src/mergerfs.cpp
+++ b/src/mergerfs.cpp
@@ -406,13 +406,9 @@ main(int    argc_,
   app.add_option("branches",branches)
     ->delimiter(':')
     ->expected(2,-1)
-    ->required()
     ;
 
   app.add_option("mountpoint")
-    ->default_val("foo")
-    ->default_str("foo")
-    ->required()
     ;
 
   try