diff --git a/localization/strings/en-US/Resources.resw b/localization/strings/en-US/Resources.resw
index 27a9f1a..61526d6 100644
--- a/localization/strings/en-US/Resources.resw
+++ b/localization/strings/en-US/Resources.resw
@@ -1108,7 +1108,7 @@ Error code: {}</value>
   <data name="MessageSparseVhdDisabled" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Sparse VHD support is currently disabled due to potential data corruption.
 To force a distribution to use a sparse vhd, please run:
-wsl.exe --manage &lt;DistributionName&gt; --set-sparse --allow-unsafe</value>
+wsl.exe --manage &lt;DistributionName&gt; --set-sparse true --allow-unsafe</value>
     <comment>{Locked="--manage "}{Locked="--set-sparse "}{Locked="--allow-unsafe"}Command line arguments, file names and string inserts should not be translated</comment>
   </data>
   <data name="MessageDrvfsMountFailed" xml:space="preserve">
diff --git a/test/windows/SimpleTests.cpp b/test/windows/SimpleTests.cpp
index 04b44fe..6adb571 100644
--- a/test/windows/SimpleTests.cpp
+++ b/test/windows/SimpleTests.cpp
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ class SimpleTests
             L"The operation completed successfully. \r\n",
             L"wsl: Sparse VHD support is currently disabled due to potential data corruption.\r\n"
             L"To force a distribution to use a sparse vhd, please run:\r\n"
-            L"wsl.exe --manage <DistributionName> --set-sparse --allow-unsafe\r\n",
+            L"wsl.exe --manage <DistributionName> --set-sparse true --allow-unsafe\r\n",
             0);
 
         std::filesystem::path vhdPath = vhdDir / LXSS_VM_MODE_VHD_NAME;
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ class SimpleTests
             std::format(L"{} {} {} {}", WSL_MANAGE_ARG, tempDistro, WSL_MANAGE_ARG_SET_SPARSE_OPTION_LONG, L"true").c_str(),
             L"Sparse VHD support is currently disabled due to potential data corruption.\r\n"
             L"To force a distribution to use a sparse vhd, please run:\r\n"
-            L"wsl.exe --manage <DistributionName> --set-sparse --allow-unsafe\r\nError code: Wsl/Service/E_INVALIDARG\r\n",
+            L"wsl.exe --manage <DistributionName> --set-sparse true --allow-unsafe\r\nError code: Wsl/Service/E_INVALIDARG\r\n",
             L"",
             -1);