diff --git a/src/cli.cpp b/src/cli.cpp
index 9f98fe87..7b0689c6 100644
--- a/src/cli.cpp
+++ b/src/cli.cpp
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ void cli_tool_t::help()
         "%s snap-create [-p|--pool <id|name>] <image>@<snapshot>\n"
         "  Create a snapshot of image <name>. May be used live if only a single writer is active.\n"
         "\n"
-        "%s modify <name> [--rename <new-name>] [-s|--size <size>] [--readonly | --readwrite] [-f|--force]\n"
+        "%s modify <name> [--rename <new-name>] [--resize <size>] [--readonly | --readwrite] [-f|--force]\n"
         "  Rename, resize image or change its readonly status. Images with children can't be made read-write.\n"
         "  If the new size is smaller than the old size, extra data will be purged.\n"
         "  You should resize file system in the image, if present, before shrinking it.\n"
diff --git a/src/cli_modify.cpp b/src/cli_modify.cpp
index 59d58da8..0b6ff265 100644
--- a/src/cli_modify.cpp
+++ b/src/cli_modify.cpp
@@ -63,6 +63,15 @@ struct image_changer_t
                 break;
             }
         }
+        if ((!set_readwrite || !cfg.readonly) &&
+            (!set_readonly || cfg.readonly) &&
+            (!new_size || cfg.size == new_size) &&
+            (new_name == "" || new_name == image_name))
+        {
+            printf("No change\n");
+            state = 100;
+            return;
+        }
         if (new_size != 0)
         {
             if (cfg.size >= new_size)
@@ -201,11 +210,7 @@ std::function<bool(void)> cli_tool_t::start_modify(json11::Json cfg)
         exit(1);
     }
     changer->new_name = cfg["rename"].string_value();
-    if (changer->new_name == changer->image_name)
-    {
-        changer->new_name = "";
-    }
-    changer->new_size = cfg["size"].uint64_value();
+    changer->new_size = parse_size(cfg["resize"].string_value());
     if (changer->new_size != 0 && (changer->new_size % 4096))
     {
         fprintf(stderr, "Image size should be a multiple of 4096\n");