diff --git a/src/zimwriterfs/zimwriterfs.cpp b/src/zimwriterfs/zimwriterfs.cpp
index c2149e7f..a685c37b 100644
--- a/src/zimwriterfs/zimwriterfs.cpp
+++ b/src/zimwriterfs/zimwriterfs.cpp
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ bool thereAreMissingArguments()
       || description.empty()
       || language.empty()
       || welcome.empty()
+      || title.empty()
       || illustration.empty();
 }