1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/http-fetch.c b/http-fetch.c
index 57141a8a29..e6181b0ee6 100644
--- a/http-fetch.c
+++ b/http-fetch.c
@@ -491,6 +491,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		} else if (argv[arg][1] == 'w') {
 			write_ref = argv[arg + 1];
 			arg++;
+		} else if (!strcmp(argv[arg], "--recover")) {
+			get_recover = 1;
 		}
 		arg++;
 	}