diff --git a/mriqc/cli/parser.py b/mriqc/cli/parser.py
index 2ed7899b..7ef1fe4b 100644
--- a/mriqc/cli/parser.py
+++ b/mriqc/cli/parser.py
@@ -338,6 +338,14 @@ def _bids_filter(value):
         type=Path,
         help='Nipype plugin configuration file.',
     )
+    g_outputs.add_argument(
+        '--crashfile-format',
+        action='store',
+        default='txt',
+        choices=['txt', 'pklz'],
+        type=str,
+        help='Nipype crashfile format',
+    )
     g_outputs.add_argument(
         '--no-sub',
         default=False,