diff --git a/analytics/Makefile b/analytics/Makefile
index a9b1bd07d..1e7fbc646 100644
--- a/analytics/Makefile
+++ b/analytics/Makefile
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ gh-transform-and-load:
 	@echo "=> Transforming and loading GitHub data into the database"
 	@echo "====================================================="
 	$(POETRY) analytics etl transform_and_load \
-	--deliverable-file $(DELIVERY_FILE) \
+	--issue-file $(ISSUE_FILE) \
 	--effective-date $(EFFECTIVE_DATE)
 	@echo "====================================================="
 
diff --git a/analytics/src/analytics/cli.py b/analytics/src/analytics/cli.py
index 1d9bde629..84c3c379b 100644
--- a/analytics/src/analytics/cli.py
+++ b/analytics/src/analytics/cli.py
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 STATUS_ARG = typer.Option(
     help="Deliverable status to include in report, can be passed multiple times",
 )
-DELIVERABLE_FILE_ARG = typer.Option(help="Path to file with exported deliverable data")
 EFFECTIVE_DATE_ARG = typer.Option(help="YYYY-MM-DD effective date to apply to each imported row")
 # fmt: on
 
@@ -264,7 +263,7 @@ def initialize_database() -> None:
 
 @etl_app.command(name="transform_and_load")
 def transform_and_load(
-    deliverable_file: Annotated[str, DELIVERABLE_FILE_ARG],
+    issue_file: Annotated[str, ISSUE_FILE_ARG],
     effective_date: Annotated[str, EFFECTIVE_DATE_ARG],
 ) -> None:
     """Transform and load etl data."""
@@ -282,7 +281,7 @@ def transform_and_load(
         return
 
     # hydrate a dataset instance from the input data
-    dataset = EtlDataset.load_from_json_file(file_path=deliverable_file)
+    dataset = EtlDataset.load_from_json_file(file_path=issue_file)
 
     # sync data to db
     etldb.sync_db(dataset, datestamp)
diff --git a/analytics/tests/test_cli.py b/analytics/tests/test_cli.py
index da7dbffc8..dec9ed29d 100644
--- a/analytics/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/analytics/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ def test_transform_and_load_with_valid_parameters(self):
         command = [
             "etl",
             "transform_and_load",
-            "--deliverable-file",
+            "--issue-file",
             self.TEST_FILE_1,
             "--effective-date",
             str(self.EFFECTIVE_DATE),
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ def test_transform_and_load_with_malformed_effective_date_parameter(self):
         command = [
             "etl",
             "transform_and_load",
-            "--deliverable-file",
+            "--issue-file",
             self.TEST_FILE_1,
             "--effective-date",
             "2024-Oct-07",