diff --git a/metricq/cli/__init__.py b/metricq/cli/__init__.py
index e052c0e6..2fdc524b 100644
--- a/metricq/cli/__init__.py
+++ b/metricq/cli/__init__.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
     metricq_command,
     metricq_metric_option,
     metricq_server_option,
-    metricq_syslog,
     metricq_token_option,
 )
 
@@ -24,6 +23,5 @@
     "metricq_command",
     "metricq_metric_option",
     "metricq_server_option",
-    "metricq_syslog",
     "metricq_token_option",
 ]
diff --git a/metricq/cli/wrapper.py b/metricq/cli/wrapper.py
index 1f28d2ae..01fa1367 100644
--- a/metricq/cli/wrapper.py
+++ b/metricq/cli/wrapper.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ def get_metric_command_logger() -> logging.Logger:
     return logger
 
 
-def metricq_command(
+def __metricq_command(
     default_token: str, client_version: str | None = None
 ) -> Callable[[FC], click.Command]:
     logger = get_metric_command_logger()
@@ -124,13 +124,12 @@ def format(self, record: logging.LogRecord) -> str:
         # Format the header as "<PRI> TIMESTAMP HOSTNAME PROGRAM[PID]: MESSAGE"
         # <PRI> is already beeing set by the SysLogHanlder, we only need to add the rest
         syslog_header = f"{timestamp} {hostname} {program}[{pid}]: "
-
         message = super().format(record)
         return syslog_header + message
 
 
-def metricq_syslog(
-    required: bool = True, default: Optional[str] = None
+def metricq_command(
+    *args, required: bool = False, default: Optional[str] = None, **kwargs
 ) -> Callable[[FC], FC]:
     def get_syslog_handler(address: str) -> SysLogHandler:
         if ":" in address:
@@ -139,7 +138,8 @@ def get_syslog_handler(address: str) -> SysLogHandler:
         else:
             return SysLogHandler(address=address)
 
-    def decorator(func):  # type: ignore
+    def decorator(func):# type: ignore
+        @__metricq_command(*args, **kwargs)
         @click.option(
             "--syslog",
             default=default,