diff --git a/cmd/ctr/commands/images/import.go b/cmd/ctr/commands/images/import.go
index 2c1d4144e..cde0bd1ce 100644
--- a/cmd/ctr/commands/images/import.go
+++ b/cmd/ctr/commands/images/import.go
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ If foobar.tar contains an OCI ref named "latest" and anonymous ref "sha256:deadb
 			Name:  "no-unpack",
 			Usage: "skip unpacking the images, cannot be used with --discard-unpacked-layers, false by default",
 		},
-		cli.BoolFlag{
+		cli.BoolTFlag{
 			Name:  "local",
 			Usage: "run import locally rather than through transfer API",
 		},
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ If foobar.tar contains an OCI ref named "latest" and anonymous ref "sha256:deadb
 		}
 		defer cancel()
 
-		if !context.Bool("local") {
+		if !context.BoolT("local") {
 			var opts []image.StoreOpt
 			prefix := context.String("base-name")
 			if prefix == "" {
diff --git a/cmd/ctr/commands/images/pull.go b/cmd/ctr/commands/images/pull.go
index 2728d2ba7..a6612148c 100644
--- a/cmd/ctr/commands/images/pull.go
+++ b/cmd/ctr/commands/images/pull.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ command. As part of this process, we do the following:
 			Name:  "max-concurrent-downloads",
 			Usage: "Set the max concurrent downloads for each pull",
 		},
-		cli.BoolFlag{
+		cli.BoolTFlag{
 			Name:  "local",
 			Usage: "Fetch content from local client rather than using transfer service",
 		},
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ command. As part of this process, we do the following:
 		}
 		defer cancel()
 
-		if !context.Bool("local") {
+		if !context.BoolT("local") {
 			ch, err := commands.NewStaticCredentials(ctx, context, ref)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
diff --git a/cmd/ctr/commands/images/push.go b/cmd/ctr/commands/images/push.go
index 8937d2930..defc25032 100644
--- a/cmd/ctr/commands/images/push.go
+++ b/cmd/ctr/commands/images/push.go
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ var pushCommand = cli.Command{
 	}, cli.IntFlag{
 		Name:  "max-concurrent-uploaded-layers",
 		Usage: "set the max concurrent uploaded layers for each push",
-	}, cli.BoolFlag{
+	}, cli.BoolTFlag{
 		Name:  "local",
-		Usage: "Push content from local client rather than using transfer service",
+		Usage: "push content from local client rather than using transfer service",
 	}, cli.BoolFlag{
 		Name:  "allow-non-distributable-blobs",
 		Usage: "allow pushing blobs that are marked as non-distributable",
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ var pushCommand = cli.Command{
 		}
 		defer cancel()
 
-		if !context.Bool("local") {
+		if !context.BoolT("local") {
 			ch, err := commands.NewStaticCredentials(ctx, context, ref)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err