diff --git a/cli/capabilities.go b/cli/capabilities.go
index 9e3518f82b48d0361754e27d2e6d7a9ed879423b..f6cc702a1ed43e9cf92398ac39c51ee5c946555c 100644
--- a/cli/capabilities.go
+++ b/cli/capabilities.go
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ func Capabilities(a, u, p string) error {
 		Address:  a,
 		Username: u,
 		Password: p,
+		TransportOption: &tpb.TransportOption_GnmiTransportOption{
+			GnmiTransportOption: &tpb.GnmiTransportOption{},
+		},
 	}
 	transport, err := nucleus.NewGnmiTransport(opts, nucleus.NewSBI(spb.Type_OPENCONFIG))
 	if err != nil {