diff --git a/cli.js b/cli.js
index 9f7a416..5aa5b43 100755
--- a/cli.js
+++ b/cli.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 
-# Note: mostly generated by ChatGPT, I am not a Javascript developer
+// Note: mostly generated by ChatGPT, I am not a Javascript developer
 
 const actual = require('@actual-app/api');
 const yargs = require('yargs/yargs');
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const { hideBin } = require('yargs/helpers');
         .option('payee', {
             alias: 'p',
             type: 'string',
-            demandOption: true,
+            demandOption: false,
             describe: 'The name of the payee',
         })
         .option('amount', {
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ const { hideBin } = require('yargs/helpers');
 
         await actual.importTransactions(argv.account, [{
             imported_payee: argv.payee,
-            payee_name: argv.payee,
+            payee_name: argv.payee ?? '',
             amount,
             date: argv.date, // today's date
             notes: argv.notes ?? ''