diff --git a/git_cl.py b/git_cl.py
index 064b30b619..7341b736cf 100755
--- a/git_cl.py
+++ b/git_cl.py
@@ -5127,8 +5127,8 @@ def CMDpatch(parser, args):
       RunGit(['pull'])
 
     target_issue_arg = ParseIssueNumberArgument(cl.GetIssue())
-    return cl.CMDPatchWithParsedIssue(target_issue_arg, options.nocommit, False,
-                                      False)
+    return cl.CMDPatchWithParsedIssue(target_issue_arg, options.nocommit,
+                                      options.force, False)
 
   if len(args) != 1 or not args[0]:
     parser.error('Must specify issue number or URL.')