diff --git a/cli/flags.go b/cli/flags.go
index b30b6a0..0a55ef5 100644
--- a/cli/flags.go
+++ b/cli/flags.go
@@ -274,8 +274,8 @@ var ioFlags = []cli.Flag{
 		Usage: "Force requests to be 'host' for host-style or 'path' for path-style lookup. Default will attempt autodetect based on remote host name.",
 	},
 	cli.StringSliceFlag{
-		Name:   "metadata",
-		Usage:  "Add user metada to all objects using the format <key>=<value>. Random value can be set with 'rand:%length'. Can be used multiple times. Example: --metadata foo=bar --metadata randomValue=rand:1024.",
+		Name:   "add-metadata",
+		Usage:  "Add user metadata to all objects using the format <key>=<value>. Random value can be set with 'rand:%length'. Can be used multiple times. Example: --add-metadata foo=bar --add-metadata randomValue=rand:1024.",
 		Hidden: true,
 	},
 	cli.StringSliceFlag{
diff --git a/cli/put.go b/cli/put.go
index c424014..acb5ecb 100644
--- a/cli/put.go
+++ b/cli/put.go
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func putOpts(ctx *cli.Context) minio.PutObjectOptions {
 		PartSize:             pSize,
 	}
 
-	for _, flag := range []string{"metadata", "tag"} {
+	for _, flag := range []string{"add-metadata", "tag"} {
 		values := make(map[string]string)
 
 		for _, v := range ctx.StringSlice(flag) {