diff --git a/cmd/mindthegap/create/helmbundle/helm_bundle.go b/cmd/mindthegap/create/helmbundle/helm_bundle.go
index acde0d26..1378ffd6 100644
--- a/cmd/mindthegap/create/helmbundle/helm_bundle.go
+++ b/cmd/mindthegap/create/helmbundle/helm_bundle.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/mesosphere/mindthegap/archive"
 	"github.com/mesosphere/mindthegap/cleanup"
+	"github.com/mesosphere/mindthegap/cmd/mindthegap/flags"
 	"github.com/mesosphere/mindthegap/cmd/mindthegap/utils"
 	"github.com/mesosphere/mindthegap/config"
 	"github.com/mesosphere/mindthegap/docker/registry"
@@ -34,6 +35,17 @@ func NewCommand(out output.Output) *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "helm-bundle",
 		Short: "Create a Helm chart bundle",
+		PreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			if err := cmd.ValidateRequiredFlags(); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			if err := flags.ValidateFlagsThatRequireValues(cmd, "helm-charts-file"); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			return nil
+		},
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			if !overwrite {
 				out.StartOperation("Checking if output file already exists")
diff --git a/cmd/mindthegap/create/imagebundle/image_bundle.go b/cmd/mindthegap/create/imagebundle/image_bundle.go
index 934390b3..73a0d684 100644
--- a/cmd/mindthegap/create/imagebundle/image_bundle.go
+++ b/cmd/mindthegap/create/imagebundle/image_bundle.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/mesosphere/mindthegap/archive"
 	"github.com/mesosphere/mindthegap/cleanup"
+	"github.com/mesosphere/mindthegap/cmd/mindthegap/flags"
 	"github.com/mesosphere/mindthegap/cmd/mindthegap/utils"
 	"github.com/mesosphere/mindthegap/config"
 	"github.com/mesosphere/mindthegap/docker/registry"
@@ -43,6 +44,17 @@ func NewCommand(out output.Output) *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "image-bundle",
 		Short: "Create an image bundle",
+		PreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			if err := cmd.ValidateRequiredFlags(); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			if err := flags.ValidateFlagsThatRequireValues(cmd, "images-file"); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			return nil
+		},
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			if !overwrite {
 				out.StartOperation("Checking if output file already exists")
diff --git a/cmd/mindthegap/flags/validate.go b/cmd/mindthegap/flags/validate.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..acf8ac40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/mindthegap/flags/validate.go
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+// Copyright 2023 D2iQ, Inc. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+package flags
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
+	"k8s.io/utils/strings/slices"
+)
+
+func ValidateFlagsThatRequireValues(cmd *cobra.Command, requiredFlagsWithValues ...string) error {
+	fs := cmd.Flags()
+
+	missingFlagValues := []string{}
+	for _, flagName := range requiredFlagsWithValues {
+		foundFlag := fs.Lookup(flagName)
+		if foundFlag == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if sv, ok := foundFlag.Value.(pflag.SliceValue); ok {
+			if len(slices.Filter(nil, sv.GetSlice(), func(s string) bool { return s != "" })) == 0 {
+				missingFlagValues = append(missingFlagValues, flagName)
+			}
+		} else {
+			if foundFlag.Value.String() == "" {
+				missingFlagValues = append(missingFlagValues, flagName)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(missingFlagValues) > 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf(
+			`the following flags require value(s) to be specified: "%s"`,
+			strings.Join(missingFlagValues, `", "`),
+		)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/cmd/mindthegap/importcmd/imagebundle/image_bundle.go b/cmd/mindthegap/importcmd/imagebundle/image_bundle.go
index 94321746..63eadaae 100644
--- a/cmd/mindthegap/importcmd/imagebundle/image_bundle.go
+++ b/cmd/mindthegap/importcmd/imagebundle/image_bundle.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/mesosphere/dkp-cli-runtime/core/output"
 
 	"github.com/mesosphere/mindthegap/cleanup"
+	"github.com/mesosphere/mindthegap/cmd/mindthegap/flags"
 	"github.com/mesosphere/mindthegap/cmd/mindthegap/utils"
 	"github.com/mesosphere/mindthegap/containerd"
 	"github.com/mesosphere/mindthegap/docker/registry"
@@ -34,6 +35,17 @@ func NewCommand(out output.Output) *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "image-bundle",
 		Short: "Import images from image bundles into Containerd",
+		PreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			if err := cmd.ValidateRequiredFlags(); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			if err := flags.ValidateFlagsThatRequireValues(cmd, "image-bundle"); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			return nil
+		},
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			cleaner := cleanup.NewCleaner()
 			defer cleaner.Cleanup()
diff --git a/cmd/mindthegap/push/bundle/bundle.go b/cmd/mindthegap/push/bundle/bundle.go
index 4fde30b2..033c835a 100644
--- a/cmd/mindthegap/push/bundle/bundle.go
+++ b/cmd/mindthegap/push/bundle/bundle.go
@@ -64,6 +64,17 @@ func NewCommand(out output.Output, bundleCmdName string) *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   bundleCmdName,
 		Short: "Push from bundles into an existing OCI registry",
+		PreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			if err := cmd.ValidateRequiredFlags(); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			if err := flags.ValidateFlagsThatRequireValues(cmd, bundleCmdName, "to-registry"); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			return nil
+		},
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			cleaner := cleanup.NewCleaner()
 			defer cleaner.Cleanup()
diff --git a/cmd/mindthegap/serve/bundle/bundle.go b/cmd/mindthegap/serve/bundle/bundle.go
index 85c5cb1f..933555de 100644
--- a/cmd/mindthegap/serve/bundle/bundle.go
+++ b/cmd/mindthegap/serve/bundle/bundle.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/mesosphere/dkp-cli-runtime/core/output"
 
 	"github.com/mesosphere/mindthegap/cleanup"
+	"github.com/mesosphere/mindthegap/cmd/mindthegap/flags"
 	"github.com/mesosphere/mindthegap/cmd/mindthegap/utils"
 	"github.com/mesosphere/mindthegap/config"
 	"github.com/mesosphere/mindthegap/docker/registry"
@@ -36,6 +37,17 @@ func NewCommand(
 	cmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   bundleCmdName,
 		Short: "Serve an OCI registry from previously created bundles",
+		PreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			if err := cmd.ValidateRequiredFlags(); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			if err := flags.ValidateFlagsThatRequireValues(cmd, bundleCmdName); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			return nil
+		},
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			cleaner := cleanup.NewCleaner()
 			defer cleaner.Cleanup()