diff --git a/cli/util/api.go b/cli/util/api.go
index c6e3ae9be..bf34f4421 100644
--- a/cli/util/api.go
+++ b/cli/util/api.go
@@ -124,7 +124,9 @@ func GetAPIInfo(ctx *cli.Context, t repo.RepoType) (APIInfo, error) {
 
 	repoFlags := flagsForRepo(t)
 	for _, f := range repoFlags {
-		if !ctx.IsSet(f) {
+		// cannot use ctx.IsSet because it ignores default values
+		f := ctx.String(f)
+		if f == "" {
 			continue
 		}
 
diff --git a/node/repo/fsrepo.go b/node/repo/fsrepo.go
index d3e6f4f2f..5c1c91bc5 100644
--- a/node/repo/fsrepo.go
+++ b/node/repo/fsrepo.go
@@ -52,6 +52,21 @@ const (
 	Markets
 )
 
+func (t RepoType) String() string {
+	s := [...]string{
+		"__invalid__",
+		"FullNode",
+		"StorageMiner",
+		"Worker",
+		"Wallet",
+		"Markets",
+	}
+	if t < 0 || int(t) > len(s) {
+		return "__invalid__"
+	}
+	return s[t]
+}
+
 func defConfForType(t RepoType) interface{} {
 	switch t {
 	case FullNode: