diff --git a/opencloud/pkg/command/backup.go b/opencloud/pkg/command/backup.go
index 30acc2d829..359da06f20 100644
--- a/opencloud/pkg/command/backup.go
+++ b/opencloud/pkg/command/backup.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func ConsistencyCommand(cfg *config.Config) *cobra.Command {
 		Use:   "consistency",
 		Short: "check backup consistency",
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			basePath := cmd.Flag("basepath").Value.String()
+			basePath, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("basepath")
 			if basePath == "" {
 				fmt.Println("basepath is required")
 				_ = cmd.Help()
diff --git a/opencloud/pkg/command/benchmark.go b/opencloud/pkg/command/benchmark.go
index 76fd956bbc..f74460ef62 100644
--- a/opencloud/pkg/command/benchmark.go
+++ b/opencloud/pkg/command/benchmark.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func BenchmarkClientCommand(cfg *config.Config) *cobra.Command {
 				opt.headers[parts[0]] = strings.TrimSpace(parts[1])
 			}
 
-			rate := cmd.Flag("rate").Value.String()
+			rate, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("rate")
 			if rate != "" {
 				parts := strings.SplitN(rate, "/", 2)
 				num, err := strconv.Atoi(parts[0])
@@ -92,12 +92,12 @@ func BenchmarkClientCommand(cfg *config.Config) *cobra.Command {
 				opt.rateDelay = unit / time.Duration(num)
 			}
 
-			user := cmd.Flag("user").Value.String()
+			user, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("user")
 			opt.auth = func() string {
 				return "Basic " + base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte(user))
 			}
 
-			btc := cmd.Flag("bearer-token-command").Value.String()
+			btc, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("bearer-token-command")
 			if btc != "" {
 				parts := strings.SplitN(btc, " ", 2)
 				var cmd *exec.Cmd
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ func BenchmarkSyscallsCommand(cfg *config.Config) *cobra.Command {
 		Short: "test the performance of syscalls",
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 
-			path := cmd.Flag("path").Value.String()
+			path, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("path")
 			if path == "" {
 				f, err := os.CreateTemp("", "opencloud-bench-temp-")
 				if err != nil {
diff --git a/opencloud/pkg/command/decomposedfs.go b/opencloud/pkg/command/decomposedfs.go
index 5297123f42..4344e4aa63 100644
--- a/opencloud/pkg/command/decomposedfs.go
+++ b/opencloud/pkg/command/decomposedfs.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func checkCmd(cfg *config.Config) *cobra.Command {
 }
 
 func check(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-	rootFlag := cmd.Flag("root").Value.String()
+	rootFlag, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("root")
 	repairFlag, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("repair")
 	forceFlag, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("force")
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func check(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 
 	tree := tree.New(lu, bs, o, permissions.Permissions{}, store.Create(), &zerolog.Logger{})
 
-	nId := cmd.Flag("node").Value.String()
+	nId, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("node")
 	n, err := lu.NodeFromSpaceID(context.Background(), nId)
 	if err != nil || !n.Exists {
 		fmt.Println("Can not find node '" + nId + "'")
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ func setCmd(cfg *config.Config) *cobra.Command {
 				return err
 			}
 
-			v := cmd.Flag("value").Value.String()
+			v, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("value")
 			if strings.HasPrefix(v, "0s") {
 				b64, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(v[2:])
 				if err == nil {
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ func backend(root, backend string) metadata.Backend {
 }
 
 func getBackend(cmd *cobra.Command) (*lookup.Lookup, metadata.Backend) {
-	rootFlag := cmd.Flag("root").Value.String()
+	rootFlag, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("root")
 
 	bod := lookup.DetectBackendOnDisk(rootFlag)
 	backend := backend(rootFlag, bod)
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ func getBackend(cmd *cobra.Command) (*lookup.Lookup, metadata.Backend) {
 }
 
 func getNode(cmd *cobra.Command, lu *lookup.Lookup) (*node.Node, error) {
-	nodeFlag := cmd.Flag("node").Value.String()
+	nodeFlag, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("node")
 
 	id, err := storagespace.ParseID(nodeFlag)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/opencloud/pkg/command/init.go b/opencloud/pkg/command/init.go
index f4b5e3f9e3..470a9aa6fa 100644
--- a/opencloud/pkg/command/init.go
+++ b/opencloud/pkg/command/init.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func InitCommand(_ *config.Config) *cobra.Command {
 		Short:   "initialise an OpenCloud config",
 		GroupID: CommandGroupServer,
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			insecureFlag := cmd.Flag("insecure").Value.String()
+			insecureFlag, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("insecure")
 			insecure := false
 			if insecureFlag == "ask" {
 				answer := strings.ToLower(stringPrompt("Do you want to configure OpenCloud with certificate checking disabled?\n This is not recommended for public instances! [yes | no = default]"))
diff --git a/opencloud/pkg/command/posixfs.go b/opencloud/pkg/command/posixfs.go
index 070eb2b5d7..b02e6bc1f6 100644
--- a/opencloud/pkg/command/posixfs.go
+++ b/opencloud/pkg/command/posixfs.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func consistencyCmd(cfg *config.Config) *cobra.Command {
 
 // checkPosixfsConsistency checks the consistency of the posixfs storage.
 func checkPosixfsConsistency(cmd *cobra.Command, cfg *config.Config) error {
-	rootPath := cmd.Flag("root").Value.String()
+	rootPath, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("root")
 	indexesPath := filepath.Join(rootPath, "indexes")
 
 	_, err := os.Stat(indexesPath)
diff --git a/opencloud/pkg/command/revisions.go b/opencloud/pkg/command/revisions.go
index 14ecdc53a5..d7ce2c1b3c 100644
--- a/opencloud/pkg/command/revisions.go
+++ b/opencloud/pkg/command/revisions.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func PurgeRevisionsCommand(cfg *config.Config) *cobra.Command {
 		Use:   "purge",
 		Short: "purge revisions",
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			basePath := cmd.Flag("basepath").Value.String()
+			basePath, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("basepath")
 			if basePath == "" {
 				fmt.Println("basepath is required")
 				_ = cmd.Help()
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func PurgeRevisionsCommand(cfg *config.Config) *cobra.Command {
 				rid = &resid
 			}
 
-			mechanism := cmd.Flag("glob-mechanism").Value.String()
+			mechanism, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("glob-mechanism")
 			if rid.GetOpaqueId() != "" {
 				mechanism = "glob"
 			}
diff --git a/opencloud/pkg/command/trash.go b/opencloud/pkg/command/trash.go
index 5e3ca0b19c..06210c012f 100644
--- a/opencloud/pkg/command/trash.go
+++ b/opencloud/pkg/command/trash.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func TrashPurgeEmptyDirsCommand(cfg *config.Config) *cobra.Command {
 		Use:   "purge-empty-dirs",
 		Short: "purge empty directories",
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			basePath := cmd.Flag("basepath").Value.String()
+			basePath, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("basepath")
 			if basePath == "" {
 				fmt.Println("basepath is required")
 				_ = cmd.Help()
diff --git a/services/auth-app/pkg/command/create.go b/services/auth-app/pkg/command/create.go
index 0d81535ab0..f80ccc17d7 100644
--- a/services/auth-app/pkg/command/create.go
+++ b/services/auth-app/pkg/command/create.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func Create(cfg *config.Config) *cobra.Command {
 				return err
 			}
 
-			userName := cmd.Flag("user-name").Value.String()
+			userName, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("user-name")
 			if userName == "" {
 				fmt.Printf("Username to create app token for: ")
 				if _, err := fmt.Scanln(&userName); err != nil {
diff --git a/services/postprocessing/pkg/command/postprocessing.go b/services/postprocessing/pkg/command/postprocessing.go
index 69e8b5f2d2..b11627f6e3 100644
--- a/services/postprocessing/pkg/command/postprocessing.go
+++ b/services/postprocessing/pkg/command/postprocessing.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func RestartPostprocessing(cfg *config.Config) *cobra.Command {
 				return err
 			}
 
-			uid, step := cmd.Flag("upload-id").Value.String(), ""
+			uid, step, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("upload-id"), ""
 			if uid == "" {
 				step = cmd.Flag("step").Value.String()
 			}
diff --git a/services/storage-users/pkg/command/trash_bin.go b/services/storage-users/pkg/command/trash_bin.go
index af7f9f2d34..50def1ab52 100644
--- a/services/storage-users/pkg/command/trash_bin.go
+++ b/services/storage-users/pkg/command/trash_bin.go
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ func restoreAllTrashBinItems(cfg *config.Config) *cobra.Command {
 				_ = cmd.Help()
 				return fmt.Errorf("spaceID is requiered")
 			}
-			option := cmd.Flag("option").Value.String()
+			option, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("option")
 			switch option {
 			case "skip":
 				overwriteOption = SKIP
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ func restoreTrashBinItem(cfg *config.Config) *cobra.Command {
 				_ = cmd.Help()
 				return fmt.Errorf("itemID is requered")
 			}
-			option := cmd.Flag("option").Value.String()
+			option, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("option")
 			switch option {
 			case "skip":
 				overwriteOption = SKIP
diff --git a/services/storage-users/pkg/command/uploads.go b/services/storage-users/pkg/command/uploads.go
index 3d846ccfee..fc169fabe6 100644
--- a/services/storage-users/pkg/command/uploads.go
+++ b/services/storage-users/pkg/command/uploads.go
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ func buildFilter(cmd *cobra.Command) storage.UploadSessionFilter {
 		filter.HasVirus = &infectedValue
 	}
 	if cmd.Flag("id").Changed {
-		idValue := cmd.Flag("id").Value.String()
+		idValue, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("id")
 		if idValue != "" {
 			filter.ID = &idValue
 		}