diff --git a/packages/core/lib/command-utils.js b/packages/core/lib/command-utils.js
index b3f034a97b7..efbfde47f23 100644
--- a/packages/core/lib/command-utils.js
+++ b/packages/core/lib/command-utils.js
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ const prepareOptions = ({ command, inputStrings, options }) => {
     }
   });
 
-  // method `extractFlags(args)` : Extracts the `--option` flags from arguments
+  // method `extractFlags(args)` : Extracts the `--option` & `-option` flags from arguments
   const inputOptions = extractFlags(inputStrings);
 
   // adding allowed global options as enumerated in each command
diff --git a/packages/core/lib/utils/utils.js b/packages/core/lib/utils/utils.js
index 73300bfb484..a283240c345 100644
--- a/packages/core/lib/utils/utils.js
+++ b/packages/core/lib/utils/utils.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-// Extracts the input flags --option from the arguments  of type `--option=value` or `--option value` or `--flag`
+// Extracts the input flags --option & -option from the arguments  of type `--option=value` or `--option value` or `--flag` or -flag
 const extractFlags = inputArguments => {
   // Get all the args that begins with `--`. This also includes `--option=value`
   const inputFlags = inputArguments.filter(flag => {
-    return flag.startsWith("--") ? flag : null;
+    return flag.startsWith("--") || flag.startsWith("-") ? flag : null;
   });
 
   // Extract only the flags i.e `--option` from `--option=value`