diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/taobao/arthas/core/command/monitor200/MonitorCommand.java b/core/src/main/java/com/taobao/arthas/core/command/monitor200/MonitorCommand.java
index edad1078c..cef8f2e65 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/taobao/arthas/core/command/monitor200/MonitorCommand.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/taobao/arthas/core/command/monitor200/MonitorCommand.java
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public class MonitorCommand extends EnhancerCommand {
         this.cycle = cycle;
     }
 
-    @Option(shortName = "E", longName = "regex")
+    @Option(shortName = "E", longName = "regex", flag = true)
     @Description("Enable regular expression to match (wildcard matching by default)")
     public void setRegEx(boolean regEx) {
         isRegEx = regEx;