diff --git a/glareclient/osc/v1/artifacts.py b/glareclient/osc/v1/artifacts.py
index 667a75d..2fe1c22 100644
--- a/glareclient/osc/v1/artifacts.py
+++ b/glareclient/osc/v1/artifacts.py
@@ -54,26 +54,28 @@ class ListArtifacts(command.Lister):
             help='Name of artifact type.',
         )
         parser.add_argument(
-            '--limit',
+            '--limit', '-l',
             default=20,
             metavar='<LIMIT>',
+            type=int,
             help='Maximum number of artifacts to get.',
         )
         parser.add_argument(
-            '--page-size',
+            '--page-size', '-p',
             default=20,
             metavar='<SIZE>',
+            type=int,
             help='Number of artifacts to request in each paginated request.',
         )
         parser.add_argument(
-            '--filter',
+            '--filter', '-F',
             default=[],
             action='append',
             metavar='<KEY=VALUE>',
             help='Filtering artifact list by a user-defined property.',
         )
         parser.add_argument(
-            '--sort',
+            '--sort', '-s',
             default='name:asc',
             metavar='<key>[:<direction>]',
             help='Comma-separated list of sort keys and directions in the '
@@ -149,13 +151,13 @@ class CreateArtifact(command.Lister):
             help='Name of the artifact.',
         ),
         parser.add_argument(
-            '--artifact-version',
+            '--artifact-version', '-v',
             default='0.0.0',
             metavar='<VERSION>',
             help='Version of the artifact.',
         )
         parser.add_argument(
-            '--property',
+            '--property', '-p',
             metavar='<key=value>',
             action='append',
             default=[],
@@ -196,19 +198,19 @@ class UpdateArtifact(command.Lister):
             help='ID of the artifact to update.',
         )
         parser.add_argument(
-            '--name',
+            '--name', '-n',
             metavar='<NAME>',
             help='Name of the artifact.',
         ),
         parser.add_argument(
-            '--remove-property',
+            '--remove-property', '-r',
             metavar='<key>',
             action='append',
             default=[],
             help='Property that will be removed.'
         )
         parser.add_argument(
-            '--property',
+            '--property', '-p',
             metavar='<key=value>',
             action='append',
             default=[],
diff --git a/glareclient/osc/v1/blobs.py b/glareclient/osc/v1/blobs.py
index 73d42f5..4639416 100644
--- a/glareclient/osc/v1/blobs.py
+++ b/glareclient/osc/v1/blobs.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class UploadBlob(command.ShowOne):
             help='Local file that contains data to be uploaded.',
         )
         parser.add_argument(
-            '--blob-property',
+            '--blob-property', '-p',
             metavar='<BLOB_PROPERTY>',
             help='Name of the blob field.'
         )
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ class UploadBlob(command.ShowOne):
         )
         parser.add_argument(
             '--progress',
+            action='store_true',
             help='Show download progress bar.'
         )
         return parser
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ class DownloadBlob(command.Command):
         )
         parser.add_argument(
             '--progress',
-            default=False,
+            action='store_true',
             help='Show download progress bar.'
         )
         parser.add_argument(
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@ class DownloadBlob(command.Command):
                  'the blob will not be saved.'
         )
         parser.add_argument(
-            '--blob-property',
+            '--blob-property', '-p',
             metavar='<BLOB_PROPERTY>',
             default=None,
             help='Name of the blob field.'
diff --git a/glareclient/tests/unit/osc/v1/test_artifacts.py b/glareclient/tests/unit/osc/v1/test_artifacts.py
index 1c4baad..6aa1aa8 100644
--- a/glareclient/tests/unit/osc/v1/test_artifacts.py
+++ b/glareclient/tests/unit/osc/v1/test_artifacts.py
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ class TestListArtifacts(TestArtifacts):
         self.check_parser(self.cmd, arglist, verify)
 
     def test_artifact_list_with_sort(self):
-        arglist = ['images', '--sort', 'name:asc']
-        verify = [('type_name', 'images'),
+        arglist = ['sample_artifact', '--sort', 'name:asc']
+        verify = [('type_name', 'sample_artifact'),
                   ('sort', 'name:asc')]
 
         self.check_parser(self.cmd, arglist, verify)
@@ -99,19 +99,19 @@ class TestListArtifacts(TestArtifacts):
     def test_artifact_list_page_size(self):
         arglist = ['images', '--page-size', '1']
         verify = [('type_name', 'images'),
-                  ('page_size', '1')]
+                  ('page_size', 1)]
         self.check_parser(self.cmd, arglist, verify)
 
     def test_artifact_list_limit(self):
         arglist = ['images', '--limit', '2']
         verify = [('type_name', 'images'),
-                  ('limit', '2')]
+                  ('limit', 2)]
         self.check_parser(self.cmd, arglist, verify)
 
     def test_artifact_list_multilimit(self):
         arglist = ['images', '--limit', '2', '--limit', '1']
         verify = [('type_name', 'images'),
-                  ('limit', '1')]
+                  ('limit', 1)]
         self.check_parser(self.cmd, arglist, verify)
 
 
diff --git a/glareclient/tests/unit/osc/v1/test_blob.py b/glareclient/tests/unit/osc/v1/test_blob.py
index c66f7f6..3bc9b2a 100644
--- a/glareclient/tests/unit/osc/v1/test_blob.py
+++ b/glareclient/tests/unit/osc/v1/test_blob.py
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ class TestDownloadBlob(TestBlobs):
         arglist = ['images',
                    'fc15c365-d4f9-4b8b-a090-d9e230f1f6ba',
                    '--file', '/path/to/file',
-                   '--progress', 'True']
+                   '--progress']
         verify = [('type_name', 'images')]
 
         parsed_args = self.check_parser(self.cmd, arglist, verify)