diff --git a/mastodon_blocklist_deploy/cli.py b/mastodon_blocklist_deploy/cli.py
index 7e81763..8ac9c8b 100644
--- a/mastodon_blocklist_deploy/cli.py
+++ b/mastodon_blocklist_deploy/cli.py
@@ -97,7 +97,10 @@ def cli():
         diffs = Instance.list_diffs(local_blocklist, remote_blocklist)
         Instance.apply_blocks_from_diff(diffs, args.server, args.token, args.no_delete)
     elif args.action == "export":
-        export_blocklist_toml(remote_blocklist, args.output)
+        if not args.output:
+            print("Export currently requires to pass --output as well")
+        else:
+            export_blocklist_toml(remote_blocklist, args.output)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":