diff --git a/src/cli.nim b/src/cli.nim
index bd883095..80eb77fd 100644
--- a/src/cli.nim
+++ b/src/cli.nim
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ proc initConf: Conf =
     exercise: none(string),
     mode: modeChoose,
     verbosity: verNormal,
+    probSpecsDir: none(string),
+    offline: false,
   )
 
 func normalizeOption(s: string): string =