diff --git a/cli/ballerina-cli/src/main/java/io/ballerina/cli/cmd/DocCommand.java b/cli/ballerina-cli/src/main/java/io/ballerina/cli/cmd/DocCommand.java
index c178dec7e5e5..92dfcef9a32a 100644
--- a/cli/ballerina-cli/src/main/java/io/ballerina/cli/cmd/DocCommand.java
+++ b/cli/ballerina-cli/src/main/java/io/ballerina/cli/cmd/DocCommand.java
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public DocCommand() {
 
     @CommandLine.Option(names = {"--offline"}, description = "Compiles offline without downloading " +
             "dependencies.")
-    private boolean offline;
+    private Boolean offline;
 
     @CommandLine.Option(names = "--old-parser", description = "Enable old parser.", hidden = true)
     private boolean useOldParser;
diff --git a/cli/ballerina-cli/src/main/java/io/ballerina/cli/cmd/ProfileCommand.java b/cli/ballerina-cli/src/main/java/io/ballerina/cli/cmd/ProfileCommand.java
index 06511bc1a55b..344f4979821e 100644
--- a/cli/ballerina-cli/src/main/java/io/ballerina/cli/cmd/ProfileCommand.java
+++ b/cli/ballerina-cli/src/main/java/io/ballerina/cli/cmd/ProfileCommand.java
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public class ProfileCommand implements BLauncherCmd {
 
     @CommandLine.Option(names = {"--offline"}, description = "Builds offline without downloading dependencies and " +
             "then run.")
-    private boolean offline;
+    private Boolean offline;
 
     @CommandLine.Option(names = "--debug", hidden = true)
     private String debugPort;
diff --git a/cli/ballerina-cli/src/main/java/io/ballerina/cli/cmd/RunCommand.java b/cli/ballerina-cli/src/main/java/io/ballerina/cli/cmd/RunCommand.java
index c97bd8438b71..4dbde7d5ce63 100644
--- a/cli/ballerina-cli/src/main/java/io/ballerina/cli/cmd/RunCommand.java
+++ b/cli/ballerina-cli/src/main/java/io/ballerina/cli/cmd/RunCommand.java
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public class RunCommand implements BLauncherCmd {
 
     @CommandLine.Option(names = {"--offline"}, description = "Builds offline without downloading dependencies and " +
             "then run.")
-    private boolean offline;
+    private Boolean offline;
 
     @CommandLine.Option(names = "--debug", hidden = true)
     private String debugPort;