diff --git a/kube-hunter.py b/kube-hunter.py
index 7f91fe4..194d4cb 100644
--- a/kube-hunter.py
+++ b/kube-hunter.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import time
 
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Kube-Hunter, Hunter for weak Kubernetes cluster')
 parser.add_argument('--pod', action="store_true", help="set hunter as an insider pod")
-parser.add_argument('--remote', nargs='+', metavar="HOST", help="one or more remote ip/dns to hunt")
+parser.add_argument('--remote', nargs='+', metavar="HOST", default=list(), help="one or more remote ip/dns to hunt")
 parser.add_argument('--active', action="store_true", help="enables active hunting")
 parser.add_argument('--log', type=str, metavar="LOGLEVEL", default='INFO', help="set log level, options are:\nDEBUG INFO WARNING")
 args = parser.parse_args()