diff --git a/packages/cli/src/config/config.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/config/config.test.ts
index 8cb88290..6eb75c3b 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/config/config.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/config/config.test.ts
@@ -206,6 +206,18 @@ describe('parseArguments', () => {
     expect(argv.prompt).toBeUndefined();
   });
 
+  it('should allow -r flag as alias for --resume', async () => {
+    process.argv = ['node', 'script.js', '-r', 'session-123'];
+    const argv = await parseArguments({} as Settings);
+    expect(argv.resume).toBe('session-123');
+  });
+
+  it('should allow -c flag as alias for --continue', async () => {
+    process.argv = ['node', 'script.js', '-c'];
+    const argv = await parseArguments({} as Settings);
+    expect(argv.continue).toBe(true);
+  });
+
   it('should convert positional query argument to prompt by default', async () => {
     process.argv = ['node', 'script.js', 'Hi Gemini'];
     const argv = await parseArguments({} as Settings);
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/config/config.ts b/packages/cli/src/config/config.ts
index 07ac1967..c3754daa 100755
--- a/packages/cli/src/config/config.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/config/config.ts
@@ -299,7 +299,6 @@ export async function parseArguments(settings: Settings): Promise<CliArgs> {
             'Set the approval mode: plan (plan only), default (prompt for approval), auto-edit (auto-approve edit tools), yolo (auto-approve all tools)',
         })
         .option('checkpointing', {
-          alias: 'c',
           type: 'boolean',
           description: 'Enables checkpointing of file edits',
           default: false,
@@ -422,12 +421,14 @@ export async function parseArguments(settings: Settings): Promise<CliArgs> {
           default: false,
         })
         .option('continue', {
+          alias: 'c',
           type: 'boolean',
           description:
             'Resume the most recent session for the current project.',
           default: false,
         })
         .option('resume', {
+          alias: 'r',
           type: 'string',
           description:
             'Resume a specific session by its ID. Use without an ID to show session picker.',