diff --git a/cli/commands/migrate_squash.go b/cli/commands/migrate_squash.go
index 3b81b1907c1..e91ffa17a5f 100644
--- a/cli/commands/migrate_squash.go
+++ b/cli/commands/migrate_squash.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 
 	mig "github.com/hasura/graphql-engine/cli/migrate/cmd"
@@ -51,6 +52,9 @@ func newMigrateSquashCmd(ec *cli.ExecutionContext) *cobra.Command {
 	f.String("access-key", "", "access key for Hasura GraphQL Engine")
 	f.MarkDeprecated("access-key", "use --admin-secret instead")
 
+	// mark flag as required
+	migrateSquashCmd.MarkFlagRequired("from")
+
 	// need to create a new viper because https://github.com/spf13/viper/issues/233
 	v.BindPFlag("endpoint", f.Lookup("endpoint"))
 	v.BindPFlag("admin_secret", f.Lookup("admin-secret"))