diff --git a/lifecycle/cli.go b/lifecycle/cli.go
index 92a7a5d0e..b47731934 100644
--- a/lifecycle/cli.go
+++ b/lifecycle/cli.go
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ func createLifecycleDetailsByFlags(c *cli.Context) (*coreConfig.ServerDetails, e
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	if lcDetails.Url == "" {
-		return nil, errors.New("no JFrog Platform URL specified, either via the --url flag or as part of the server configuration")
+		return nil, errors.New("platform URL is mandatory for lifecycle commands")
 	}
 	PlatformToLifecycleUrls(lcDetails)
 	return lcDetails, nil
diff --git a/utils/cliutils/commandsflags.go b/utils/cliutils/commandsflags.go
index ed38ec66c..446f84eff 100644
--- a/utils/cliutils/commandsflags.go
+++ b/utils/cliutils/commandsflags.go
@@ -1630,9 +1630,9 @@ var flagsMap = map[string]cli.Flag{
 		Name:  PreChecks,
 		Usage: "[Default: false] Set to true to run pre-transfer checks.` `",
 	},
-	lcSync: cli.BoolFlag{
+	lcSync: cli.BoolTFlag{
 		Name:  Sync,
-		Usage: "[Default: false] Set to true to run synchronously.` `",
+		Usage: "[Default: true] Set to false to run asynchronously.` `",
 	},
 	lcProject: cli.StringFlag{
 		Name:  Project,