diff --git a/weather_dl_v2/cli/app/subcommands/download.py b/weather_dl_v2/cli/app/subcommands/download.py
index 5a37f27d..836fbee4 100644
--- a/weather_dl_v2/cli/app/subcommands/download.py
+++ b/weather_dl_v2/cli/app/subcommands/download.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def submit_download(
         ),
     ] = False,
     priority: Annotated[
-        int | None,
+        int,
         typer.Option(
             "-p",
             "--priority",