diff --git a/ingestion/src/metadata/cmd.py b/ingestion/src/metadata/cmd.py
index 6c5f140b551..980fabd95ff 100644
--- a/ingestion/src/metadata/cmd.py
+++ b/ingestion/src/metadata/cmd.py
@@ -275,7 +275,6 @@ def docker(
     "--upload",
     help="S3 endpoint, bucket & key to upload the backup file",
     nargs=3,
-    type=click.Tuple([str, str, str]),
     default=None,
     required=False,
 )