diff --git a/daml-script/runner/src/main/scala/com/digitalasset/daml/lf/engine/script/RunnerConfig.scala b/daml-script/runner/src/main/scala/com/digitalasset/daml/lf/engine/script/RunnerConfig.scala
index 7e116e8fd3..50d05fcf69 100644
--- a/daml-script/runner/src/main/scala/com/digitalasset/daml/lf/engine/script/RunnerConfig.scala
+++ b/daml-script/runner/src/main/scala/com/digitalasset/daml/lf/engine/script/RunnerConfig.scala
@@ -52,7 +52,13 @@ object RunnerConfig {
       .action { (t, c) =>
         c.copy(timeProviderType = TimeProviderType.WallClock)
       }
-      .text("Use wall clock time (UTC). When not provided, static time is used.")
+      .text("Use wall clock time (UTC).")
+
+    opt[Unit]('s', "static-time")
+      .action { (t, c) =>
+        c.copy(timeProviderType = TimeProviderType.Static)
+      }
+      .text("Use static time.")
 
     opt[Long]("ttl")
       .action { (t, c) =>
@@ -73,6 +79,8 @@ object RunnerConfig {
         failure("Cannot specify both --ledger-host and --participant-config")
       } else if (c.ledgerHost.isEmpty && c.participantConfig.isEmpty) {
         failure("Must specify either --ledger-host or --participant-config")
+      } else if (c.timeProviderType == null) {
+        failure("Must specify either --wall-clock-time or --static-time")
       } else {
         success
       }
@@ -87,7 +95,7 @@ object RunnerConfig {
         ledgerHost = None,
         ledgerPort = None,
         participantConfig = None,
-        timeProviderType = TimeProviderType.Static,
+        timeProviderType = null,
         commandTtl = Duration.ofSeconds(30L),
         inputFile = None,
       )
diff --git a/docs/source/daml-script/index.rst b/docs/source/daml-script/index.rst
index 88571c6c7e..40bc998c84 100644
--- a/docs/source/daml-script/index.rst
+++ b/docs/source/daml-script/index.rst
@@ -179,10 +179,10 @@ them away using ``map snd``.
    :end-before: -- TEST_QUERIES_END
 
 To run our script, we first build it with ``daml build`` and then run
-it by pointing to the DAR, the name of our script and the host and
-port our ledger is running on.
+it by pointing to the DAR, the name of our script, the host and
+port our ledger is running on and the time mode of the ledger.
 
-``daml script --dar .daml/dist/script-example-0.0.1.dar --script-name ScriptExample:test --ledger-host localhost --ledger-port 6865``
+``daml script --dar .daml/dist/script-example-0.0.1.dar --script-name ScriptExample:test --ledger-host localhost --ledger-port 6865 --static-time``
 
 Up to now, we have worked with parties that we have allocated in the
 test. We can also pass in the path to a file containing
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ the input in the :doc:`/json-api/lf-value-specification`.
 
 We can then initialize our ledger passing in the json file via ``--input-file``.
 
-``daml script daml script --dar .daml/dist/script-example-0.0.1.dar --script-name ScriptExample:initialize --ledger-host localhost --ledger-port 6865 --input-file ledger-parties.json``
+``daml script daml script --dar .daml/dist/script-example-0.0.1.dar --script-name ScriptExample:initialize --ledger-host localhost --ledger-port 6865 --input-file ledger-parties.json --static-time``
 
 If you open Navigator, you can now see the contracts that have been created.
 
diff --git a/docs/source/triggers/index.rst b/docs/source/triggers/index.rst
index 1cf06622b2..8fa37fdb47 100644
--- a/docs/source/triggers/index.rst
+++ b/docs/source/triggers/index.rst
@@ -240,13 +240,14 @@ Now we are ready to run the trigger using ``daml trigger``:
 
 .. code-block:: sh
 
-    daml trigger --dar .daml/dist/copy-trigger-0.0.1.dar --trigger-name CopyTrigger:copyTrigger --ledger-host localhost --ledger-port 6865 --ledger-party Alice
+    daml trigger --dar .daml/dist/copy-trigger-0.0.1.dar --trigger-name CopyTrigger:copyTrigger --ledger-host localhost --ledger-port 6865 --ledger-party Alice --static-time
 
 The first argument specifies the ``.dar`` file that we have just
 built. The second argument specifies the identifier of the trigger
 using the syntax ``ModuleName:identifier``. Finally, we need to
-specify the ledger host, port and the party that our trigger is executed
-as.
+specify the ledger host, port, the party that our trigger is executed
+as, and the time mode of the ledger which is the sandbox default, i.e,
+static time.
 
 Now open Navigator at http://localhost:7500/.
 
diff --git a/triggers/runner/src/main/scala/com/digitalasset/daml/lf/engine/trigger/RunnerConfig.scala b/triggers/runner/src/main/scala/com/digitalasset/daml/lf/engine/trigger/RunnerConfig.scala
index b5cf77a7bc..23e5e7f7ec 100644
--- a/triggers/runner/src/main/scala/com/digitalasset/daml/lf/engine/trigger/RunnerConfig.scala
+++ b/triggers/runner/src/main/scala/com/digitalasset/daml/lf/engine/trigger/RunnerConfig.scala
@@ -50,7 +50,13 @@ object RunnerConfig {
       .action { (t, c) =>
         c.copy(timeProviderType = TimeProviderType.WallClock)
       }
-      .text("Use wall clock time (UTC). When not provided, static time is used.")
+      .text("Use wall clock time (UTC).")
+
+    opt[Unit]('s', "static-time")
+      .action { (t, c) =>
+        c.copy(timeProviderType = TimeProviderType.Static)
+      }
+      .text("Use static time.")
 
     opt[Long]("ttl")
       .action { (t, c) =>
@@ -83,6 +89,8 @@ object RunnerConfig {
           failure("Missing option --ledger-port")
         } else if (c.ledgerParty == null) {
           failure("Missing option --ledger-party")
+        } else if (c.timeProviderType == null) {
+          failure("Must specify either --wall-clock-time or --static-time")
         } else {
           success
         }
@@ -98,7 +106,7 @@ object RunnerConfig {
         ledgerHost = null,
         ledgerPort = 0,
         ledgerParty = null,
-        timeProviderType = TimeProviderType.Static,
+        timeProviderType = null,
         commandTtl = Duration.ofSeconds(30L),
         accessTokenFile = None,
       )