diff --git a/packages/cli/src/cmds/validator/options.ts b/packages/cli/src/cmds/validator/options.ts
index 7ffc8371a999..358360b32b6c 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/cmds/validator/options.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/cmds/validator/options.ts
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ export const keymanagerOptions: CliCommandOptions<KeymanagerArgs> = {
     group: "keymanager",
   },
   "keymanager.tokenFile": {
+    alias: ["tokenFile"],
     type: "string",
     description: "Path to file containing bearer token used for key manager API authentication",
     group: "keymanager",