diff --git a/cmd/snippets.go b/cmd/snippets.go
index 86f439c67..f69b232af 100644
--- a/cmd/snippets.go
+++ b/cmd/snippets.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/supabase/cli/internal/snippets/download"
 	"github.com/supabase/cli/internal/snippets/list"
+	"github.com/supabase/cli/internal/utils/flags"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 func init() {
+	snippetsCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&flags.ProjectRef, "project-ref", "", "Project ref of the Supabase project.")
 	snippetsCmd.AddCommand(snippetsListCmd)
 	snippetsCmd.AddCommand(snippetsDownloadCmd)
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(snippetsCmd)
diff --git a/internal/snippets/list/list.go b/internal/snippets/list/list.go
index 1bd47060f..f54325eaa 100644
--- a/internal/snippets/list/list.go
+++ b/internal/snippets/list/list.go
@@ -14,11 +14,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 func Run(ctx context.Context, fsys afero.Fs) error {
-	ref, err := flags.LoadProjectRef(fsys)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	resp, err := utils.GetSupabase().V1ListAllSnippetsWithResponse(ctx, &api.V1ListAllSnippetsParams{ProjectRef: &ref})
+	opts := api.V1ListAllSnippetsParams{ProjectRef: &flags.ProjectRef}
+	resp, err := utils.GetSupabase().V1ListAllSnippetsWithResponse(ctx, &opts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Errorf("failed to list snippets: %w", err)
 	}