diff --git a/.changeset/gold-mugs-tease.md b/.changeset/gold-mugs-tease.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3b9ba609b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/gold-mugs-tease.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"swagger-typescript-api": patch
+---
+
+Fix to not use `no-` prefix in options.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 559f60bd2..3571268d8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Options:
   --union-enums                 generate all "enum" types as union types (T1 | T2 | TN) (default: false)
   --add-readonly                generate readonly properties (default: false)
   --route-types                 generate type definitions for API routes (default: false)
-  --no-client                   do not generate an API class
+  --[no-]client                 generate an API class (default: true)
   --enum-names-as-values        use values in 'x-enumNames' as enum values (not only as keys) (default: false)
   --extract-request-params      extract request params to data contract (Also combine path params and query params into one object) (default: false)
   --extract-request-body        extract request body type to data contract (default: false)
diff --git a/index.ts b/index.ts
index dff73c5cd..e45eb34b7 100644
--- a/index.ts
+++ b/index.ts
@@ -135,10 +135,10 @@ const generateCommand = defineCommand({
       description: "generate type definitions for API routes",
       default: codeGenBaseConfig.generateRouteTypes,
     },
-    "no-client": {
+    client: {
       type: "boolean",
-      description: "do not generate an API class",
-      default: false,
+      description: "generate an API class",
+      default: codeGenBaseConfig.generateClient,
     },
     "enum-names-as-values": {
       type: "boolean",
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ const generateCommand = defineCommand({
       extractResponseError: args["extract-response-error"],
       extractResponses: args["extract-responses"],
       fileName: args.name,
-      generateClient: !args["no-client"],
+      generateClient: args.client,
       generateResponses: args.responses,
       generateRouteTypes: args["route-types"],
       generateUnionEnums: args["union-enums"],