diff --git a/config/app/variables/cli/cli.json b/config/app/variables/cli/cli.json
index af172b602..57776d289 100644
--- a/config/app/variables/cli/cli.json
+++ b/config/app/variables/cli/cli.json
@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@
         }
       ],
       "options": {
-        "usage": "node ./bin/server.js [args]"
+        "usage": "node ./bin/server.js [args]",
+        "strictMode": true
       }
     }
   ]
diff --git a/src/init/cli/CliExtractor.ts b/src/init/cli/CliExtractor.ts
index b8bbe9bc7..edbf013fd 100644
--- a/src/init/cli/CliExtractor.ts
+++ b/src/init/cli/CliExtractor.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import type { CliArgv, Shorthand } from '../variables/Types';
  * but that does mean that this class should not error if they are present,
  * e.g., by being strict throwing an error on these unexpected parameters.
  *
- * The following core CLI parameters are mandatory:
+ * In case strict mode is preferred, the following should be added to the list of known parameters:
  *  - -c / \--config
  *  - -m / \--mainModulePath
  *  - -l / \--loggingLevel