diff --git a/pyrallis/parsers/decoding.py b/pyrallis/parsers/decoding.py
index 24c41f9..0b829be 100644
--- a/pyrallis/parsers/decoding.py
+++ b/pyrallis/parsers/decoding.py
@@ -84,8 +84,7 @@ def decode_dataclass(
     try:
         instance = cls(**init_args)  # type: ignore
     except TypeError as e:
-        # raise RuntimeError(f"Couldn't instantiate class {cls} using init args {init_args}.")
-        raise RuntimeError(
+        raise TypeError(
             f"Couldn't instantiate class {cls} using init args {init_args.keys()}: {e}"
         )
 
diff --git a/pyrallis/wrappers/field_wrapper.py b/pyrallis/wrappers/field_wrapper.py
index 6a9063d..056d4e3 100644
--- a/pyrallis/wrappers/field_wrapper.py
+++ b/pyrallis/wrappers/field_wrapper.py
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 from logging import getLogger
 from typing import Any, Optional, List, Type, Dict, Set, Union, Tuple
 
+from . import docstring
 from .wrapper import Wrapper
 from .. import utils
-from . import docstring
 
 logger = getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ def get_arg_options(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         # 5. Return that dictionary.
         _arg_options: Dict[str, Any] = {}
 
-        _arg_options["required"] = self.required
+        _arg_options["required"] = False  # Required arguments can also be set from yaml,
+                                          # so do not enforce with argparse
         _arg_options["dest"] = self.dest
         _arg_options["default"] = self.default
 
diff --git a/tests/test_base.py b/tests/test_base.py
index ea94002..d53df2e 100644
--- a/tests/test_base.py
+++ b/tests/test_base.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def test_not_passing_required_argument_raises_error(simple_attribute):
     class SomeDataclass(TestSetup):
         some_attribute: some_type  # type: ignore
 
-    with raises_missing_required_arg():
+    with raises(TypeError):
         _ = SomeDataclass.setup("")
 
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class SomeClass(TestSetup):
         a: some_type  # type: ignore
         """some docstring for attribute 'a'"""
 
-    with raises(SystemExit):
+    with raises(TypeError):
         _ = SomeClass.setup("")
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_choice.py b/tests/test_choice.py
index 168beaf..eb35dbe 100644
--- a/tests/test_choice.py
+++ b/tests/test_choice.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from builtins import TypeError
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from enum import Enum
 
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ def test_passing_enum_to_choice_no_default_makes_required_arg():
     class Something(TestSetup):
         favorite_color: Color = field()
 
-    with raises(SystemExit):
+    with raises(TypeError):
         s = Something.setup("")
 
     s = Something.setup("--favorite_color blue")
diff --git a/tests/test_default_args.py b/tests/test_default_args.py
index 8aa98ff..be7c517 100644
--- a/tests/test_default_args.py
+++ b/tests/test_default_args.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from .testutils import *
 
 
-def test_no_default_argument(simple_attribute, silent):
+def test_no_default_argument(simple_attribute):
     some_type, passed_value, expected_value = simple_attribute
 
     @dataclass
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class SomeClass:
     cfg = parser.parse_args(shlex.split(f"--a {passed_value}"))
     assert cfg == SomeClass(a=expected_value)
 
-    with raises_missing_required_arg():
+    with raises(TypeError):
         parser.parse_args("")
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_lists.py b/tests/test_lists.py
index 6a377dc..7a08df7 100644
--- a/tests/test_lists.py
+++ b/tests/test_lists.py
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ def test_single_element_list(ContainerClass):
 
 
 def test_required_attributes_works(ContainerClass):
-    with raises_missing_required_arg():
+    with raises(TypeError):
         ContainerClass.setup("--b [4]")
 
-    with raises_missing_required_arg():
+    with raises(TypeError):
         ContainerClass.setup("--a [4]")
 
     container = ContainerClass.setup("--a [4] --b [5]")