diff --git a/acceptance/bundle/variables/flag_overrides/script b/acceptance/bundle/variables/flag_overrides/script
index afd3418d8..bfdbdf427 100644
--- a/acceptance/bundle/variables/flag_overrides/script
+++ b/acceptance/bundle/variables/flag_overrides/script
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # variable file
-$CLI bundle validate -o json --vars-file-path=vars.json | jq .resources.jobs.job1.job_clusters[0]
+$CLI bundle validate -o json --var-file=vars.json | jq .resources.jobs.job1.job_clusters[0]
 
 # variable flag
 $CLI bundle validate -o json --var="cluster_key=mlops_stacks-cluster" | jq .resources.jobs.job1.job_clusters[0].job_cluster_key
diff --git a/bundle/config/variable/variable.go b/bundle/config/variable/variable.go
index 34f58f19f..76feebaad 100644
--- a/bundle/config/variable/variable.go
+++ b/bundle/config/variable/variable.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ type Variable struct {
 	//
 	// 1. Command line flag, one of these is used
 	//   a. Variable value obtained from arguments, example: `--var="foo=bar"`
-	//   b. Variable value obtained from the file, example: `--vars-file-path="/path/to/file"`
+	//   b. Variable value obtained from the file, example: `--var-file="/path/to/file"`
 	// 2. Environment variable. eg: BUNDLE_VAR_foo=bar
 	// 3. Default value as defined in the applicable targets block
 	// 4. Default value defined in variable definition
diff --git a/cmd/bundle/utils/utils.go b/cmd/bundle/utils/utils.go
index fca19e03e..f46d467df 100644
--- a/cmd/bundle/utils/utils.go
+++ b/cmd/bundle/utils/utils.go
@@ -54,13 +54,13 @@ func ConfigureBundleWithVariables(cmd *cobra.Command) (*bundle.Bundle, diag.Diag
 	if err != nil {
 		return b, diag.FromErr(err)
 	}
-	variableFilePath, err := cmd.Flags().GetString("vars-file-path")
+	variableFilePath, err := cmd.Flags().GetString("var-file")
 	if err != nil {
 		return b, diag.FromErr(err)
 	}
 
 	if len(variables) > 0 && variableFilePath != "" {
-		return b, diag.Errorf("cannot specify both --var and --vars-file-path flags")
+		return b, diag.Errorf("cannot specify both --var and --var-file flags")
 	} else if len(variables) > 0 {
 		// Initialize variables by assigning them values passed as command line flags
 		diags = diags.Extend(configureVariables(cmd, b, variables))
diff --git a/cmd/bundle/variables.go b/cmd/bundle/variables.go
index 8251e28fa..e409e8946 100644
--- a/cmd/bundle/variables.go
+++ b/cmd/bundle/variables.go
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ import (
 
 func initVariableFlag(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringSlice("var", []string{}, `set values for variables defined in bundle config. Example: --var="foo=bar"`)
-	cmd.PersistentFlags().String("vars-file-path", "", `file path to a JSON file containing variables. Example: --vars-file-path="/path/to/vars.json"`)
+	cmd.PersistentFlags().String("var-file", "", `file path to a JSON file containing variables. Example: --var-file="/path/to/vars.json"`)
 }