diff --git a/arbejdstimer/cli.py b/arbejdstimer/cli.py
index c8966229..428d4049 100644
--- a/arbejdstimer/cli.py
+++ b/arbejdstimer/cli.py
@@ -97,6 +97,16 @@ def now(
     return sys.exit(at.main(action))
 
 
+def explain_enforce_defaults(conf: str = '', verbose: bool = False) -> int:
+    """Until the root cause of https://github.com/tiangolo/typer/issues/106 remains unfixed."""
+    command = 'explain'
+    if verbose:
+        command += '_verbatim'
+    config = conf if conf else pathlib.Path.home() / at.DEFAULT_CONFIG_NAME
+    action = [command, str(config)]
+    return sys.exit(at.main(action))
+
+
 @app.command('explain')
 def explain(
     conf: str = typer.Option(
@@ -118,12 +128,7 @@ def explain(
     Explain the answer to the question if now is a working hour
     (in addition to the return code 0 for yes, and 1 for no).
     """
-    command = 'explain'
-    if verbose:
-        command += '_verbatim'
-    config = conf if conf else pathlib.Path.home() / at.DEFAULT_CONFIG_NAME
-    action = [command, str(config)]
-    return sys.exit(at.main(action))
+    return explain_enforce_defaults(conf, verbose)
 
 
 @app.command('version')