diff --git a/gitfs/utils/args.py b/gitfs/utils/args.py
index 54409abc..702226f8 100644
--- a/gitfs/utils/args.py
+++ b/gitfs/utils/args.py
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ def build_config(self, args):
                 if "=" in arg:
                     item, value = arg.split("=")
                     setattr(args, item, value)
+                else:
+                    setattr(args, arg, "true")
 
         return self.check_args(self.set_defaults(args))