diff --git a/cpp/s2pexec/s2pexec_core.cpp b/cpp/s2pexec/s2pexec_core.cpp
index 7192d2c4..207e3d68 100644
--- a/cpp/s2pexec/s2pexec_core.cpp
+++ b/cpp/s2pexec/s2pexec_core.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ void S2pExec::Banner(bool header, bool usage)
             << "  --binary-output-file/-F FILE  Binary output file for data received.\n"
             << "  --hex-output-file/-T FILE     Hexadecimal text output file for data received.\n"
             << "  --timeout/-o TIMEOUT          The command timeout in seconds, default is 3 s.\n"
-            << "  --no-request-sense/-n         Do not run REQUEST SENSE on error.\n"
+            << "  --request-sense/-R            Automatically send REQUEST SENSE on error.\n"
             << "  --reset-bus/-r                Reset the bus.\n"
             << "  --hex-only/-x                 Do not display/save the offset and ASCII data.\n"
             << "  --version/-v                  Display the program version.\n"
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ bool S2pExec::ParseArguments(span<char*> args)
         { "help", no_argument, nullptr, 'H' },
         { "hex-only", no_argument, nullptr, 'x' },
         { "hex-output-file", required_argument, nullptr, 'T' },
-        { "no-request-sense", no_argument, nullptr, 'n' },
+        { "request-sense", no_argument, nullptr, 'R' },
         { "log-level", required_argument, nullptr, 'L' },
         { "reset-bus", no_argument, nullptr, 'r' },
         { "scsi-target", required_argument, nullptr, 'i' },
@@ -119,14 +119,14 @@ bool S2pExec::ParseArguments(span<char*> args)
     // Resetting these is important for the interactive mode
     command.clear();
     data.clear();
-    request_sense = true;
+    request_sense = false;
     reset_bus = false;
     binary_input_filename.clear();
     hex_input_filename.clear();
 
     optind = 1;
     int opt;
-    while ((opt = getopt_long(static_cast<int>(args.size()), args.data(), "b:B:c:d:f:F:h:i:o:L:T:Hnrvx",
+    while ((opt = getopt_long(static_cast<int>(args.size()), args.data(), "b:B:c:d:f:F:h:i:o:L:T:HrRvx",
         options.data(), nullptr)) != -1) {
         switch (opt) {
         case 'b':
@@ -175,10 +175,6 @@ bool S2pExec::ParseArguments(span<char*> args)
             log_level = optarg;
             break;
 
-        case 'n':
-            request_sense = false;
-            break;
-
         case 'o':
             tout = optarg;
             break;
@@ -187,6 +183,10 @@ bool S2pExec::ParseArguments(span<char*> args)
             reset_bus = true;
             break;
 
+        case 'R':
+            request_sense = true;
+            break;
+
         case 'T':
             hex_output_filename = optarg;
             break;
diff --git a/doc/s2pexec.1 b/doc/s2pexec.1
index 5479b2b1..7ecb5cc8 100644
--- a/doc/s2pexec.1
+++ b/doc/s2pexec.1
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ s2pexec \- SCSI2Pi SCSI/SASI command executor
 {\fB\--hex-input-file/-t\fR \fIFILE\fR]
 {\fB\--hex-output-file/-T\fR \fIFILE\fR]
 {\fB\--timeout/-o\fR \fITIMEOUT\fR]
-[\fB\--no-request-sense/-n\fR]
+[\fB\--request-sense/-R\fR]
 [\fB\--reset-bus/-r\fR]
 [\fB\--hex-only/\fR]
 [\fB\--help/-H\fR]
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ Optional file for data received in the DATA IN phase. The data in this file are
 .BR --timeout/-o\fI " "\fITIMEOUT
 The command timeout in seconds, default is 3 seconds. Operations like formatting may take much longer.
 .TP
-.BR --no-request-sense/-n\fI
-Do not automatically send REQUEST SENSE after an error in order to get the sense data.
+.BR --request-sense/-R\fI
+Automatically send REQUEST SENSE after an error in order to get the sense data.
 .TP
 .BR --reset-bus/-r\fI
 Reset the bus.