diff --git a/src/cli.ts b/src/cli.ts
index 0e4362c..0f740bb 100755
--- a/src/cli.ts
+++ b/src/cli.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import * as dns from 'dns';
 import * as log from 'loglevel';
 
 import { buildNativefierApp } from './main';
+import { isArgFormatValid } from './helpers/helpers';
 import { isWindows } from './helpers/helpers';
 
 // package.json is `require`d to let tsc strip the `src` folder by determining
@@ -68,6 +69,12 @@ function checkInternet(): void {
 if (require.main === module) {
   const sanitizedArgs = [];
   process.argv.forEach((arg) => {
+    if (isArgFormatValid(arg) === false) {
+      log.error(
+        `Invalid argument passed: ${arg} .\nNativefier supports short options (like "-n") and long options (like "--name"), all lowercase. Run "nativefier --help" for help.\nAborting`,
+      );
+      process.exit(1);
+    }
     if (sanitizedArgs.length > 0) {
       const previousArg = sanitizedArgs[sanitizedArgs.length - 1];
 
diff --git a/src/helpers/helpers.test.ts b/src/helpers/helpers.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0781c7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/helpers/helpers.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import { isArgFormatValid } from './helpers';
+
+describe('isArgFormatValid', () => {
+  test('is true for short arguments', () => {
+    expect(isArgFormatValid('-t')).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  test('is false for improperly formatted short arguments', () => {
+    expect(isArgFormatValid('--t')).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  test('is true for long arguments', () => {
+    expect(isArgFormatValid('--test')).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  test('is false for improperly formatted long arguments', () => {
+    expect(isArgFormatValid('---test')).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  test('is false for improperly formatted long arguments', () => {
+    expect(isArgFormatValid('-test')).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  test('is true for long arguments with dashes', () => {
+    expect(isArgFormatValid('--test-run')).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  test('is false for improperly formatted long arguments with dashes', () => {
+    expect(isArgFormatValid('--test--run')).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  test('is true for long arguments with many dashes', () => {
+    expect(isArgFormatValid('--test-run-with-many-dashes')).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  test('is false for improperly formatted excessively long arguments', () => {
+    expect(isArgFormatValid('--test--run--with--many--dashes')).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/helpers/helpers.ts b/src/helpers/helpers.ts
index cc93d80..ccec0c5 100644
--- a/src/helpers/helpers.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/helpers.ts
@@ -139,3 +139,10 @@ export function getAllowedIconFormats(platform: string): string[] {
   log.debug(`Allowed icon formats when building for ${platform}:`, formats);
   return formats;
 }
+
+export function isArgFormatValid(arg: string): boolean {
+  return (
+    /^-[a-z]$/i.exec(arg) !== null ||
+    /^--[a-z]{2,}(-[a-z]{2,})*$/i.exec(arg) !== null
+  );
+}