diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index c00f729..c2ed17d 100755
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ class Replay:
     password: t.Optional[str]
 
 
-def fetch(replay: str, cache: bool = False) -> Replay:
+def fetch(replay: str, cache: bool = True) -> Replay:
     replay = replay.replace("https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/", "")
     replay_file = Path.cwd() / "cache" / f"{replay}.json"
 
@@ -264,7 +264,12 @@ def main():
         prog=APP, description="extracts stats from a Showdown replay"
     )
     parser.add_argument("-v", "--verbose", action="count", help="add debugging info")
-    parser.add_argument("-c", "--cache", action="store_true", help="cache replays")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-C",
+        "--no-cache",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="fetch replays instead of using cache",
+    )
     parser.add_argument("replay", nargs="+", help="replay ID or URL")
 
     args = parser.parse_args(sys.argv[1:])
@@ -279,7 +284,7 @@ def main():
 
         for r in args.replay:
             try:
-                replay = fetch(r, cache=args.cache)
+                replay = fetch(r, cache=not args.no_cache)
             except Exception as e:
                 LOG.error(f"bad replay {r}")
                 continue