diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 5a746773ec33bab5dd8a322d64fbdbafbffa96de..cd2b1e3880335e724f9420075acb21b7df4bc15b 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -61,8 +61,12 @@ func init() {
 	rootCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&scope, "scope", "s", "", "commit scope (optional)")
 	rootCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&breakingChange, "breaking", "B", false, "mark as breaking change (optional)")
 
-	rootCmd.MarkFlagRequired("type")
-	rootCmd.MarkFlagRequired("message")
+	if err := rootCmd.MarkFlagRequired("type"); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	if err := rootCmd.MarkFlagRequired("message"); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
 }
 
 func main() {