diff --git a/args.go b/args.go
index 16f1069..830c84b 100644
--- a/args.go
+++ b/args.go
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ func (a *Args) AttributesMap() map[string]string {
 			m[key] = v[0]
 		} else if len(v) > 0 {
 			m[key] = strings.Join(v, ",")
+		} else if flag.Required {
+			panic(fmt.Errorf("flag %s is required", k))
 		}
 	}
 	return m
@@ -204,28 +206,29 @@ func (a *Args) Parse(args []string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (a *Args) TypeOf(key string) (out string, e error) {
-	flags := a.lookup(key)
+func (a *Args) UniqueFlagForFlagPrefix(flagPrefix string) (flag *Flag, e error) {
+	flags := a.lookup(flagPrefix)
 	switch len(flags) {
 	case 0:
-		e = fmt.Errorf("no mapping defined for %s", key)
+		e = fmt.Errorf("no mapping defined for %s", flagPrefix)
 	case 1:
-		out = flags[0].Type
+		flag = flags[0]
 	default:
-		e = fmt.Errorf("mapping for %s not uniq", key)
+		e = fmt.Errorf("mapping for %s not uniq", flagPrefix)
 	}
-	return out, e
+	return flag, e
 }
 
 func (a *Args) handleArgFlag(flag string) error {
-	if t, e := a.TypeOf(flag); e != nil {
+	if flag, e := a.UniqueFlagForFlagPrefix(flag); e != nil {
 		return e
 	} else {
+		t := flag.Type
 		switch t {
 		case STRING, INTEGER:
-			a.currentKey = flag
+			a.currentKey = flag.CliFlag
 		case BOOL:
-			a.AddAttribute(flag, "true")
+			a.AddAttribute(flag.CliFlag, "true")
 		default:
 			return fmt.Errorf("no mapping defined for %s", flag)
 		}
@@ -237,9 +240,13 @@ func (a *Args) handleArg(arg string) error {
 	if parts := re.FindStringSubmatch(arg); len(parts) == 2 {
 		chunks := strings.Split(parts[1], "=")
 		if len(chunks) == 2 {
-			key, value := chunks[0], chunks[1]
-			a.AddAttribute(key, value)
-			return nil
+			if flag, e := a.UniqueFlagForFlagPrefix(chunks[0]); e != nil {
+				return e
+			} else {
+				key, value := flag.CliFlag, chunks[1]
+				a.AddAttribute(key, value)
+				return nil
+			}
 		} else {
 			if e := a.handleArgFlag(chunks[0]); e != nil {
 				return e
diff --git a/args_test.go b/args_test.go
index 01d16f2..1a896f2 100644
--- a/args_test.go
+++ b/args_test.go
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ func TestRegister(t *testing.T) {
 	},
 	)
 	assert.NotNil(t, args)
-	ty, _ := args.TypeOf("-h")
+	flag, _ := args.UniqueFlagForFlagPrefix("-h")
+	ty := flag.Type
 	assert.Equal(t, ty, "string")
 }
 
@@ -126,7 +127,8 @@ func TestAttributesMapWithMultipleArgs(t *testing.T) {
 func TestRegisterBool(t *testing.T) {
 	args := &Args{}
 	args.RegisterBool("--disabled", "disabled", false, false, "Disabled")
-	tp, _ := args.TypeOf("--disabled")
+	flag, _ := args.UniqueFlagForFlagPrefix("--disabled")
+	tp := flag.Type
 	assert.Equal(t, tp, "bool")
 	e := args.Parse([]string{"--disabled"})
 	assert.Nil(t, e)
@@ -138,3 +140,12 @@ func TestRegisterArgs(t *testing.T) {
 	args := &Args{}
 	args.RegisterArgs("command host")
 }
+
+func TestGetWithFuzzyMatching(t *testing.T) {
+	args := NewArgs(FlagMap{
+		"--version": {Type: STRING, DefaultValue: "1.2.3"},
+	})
+	args.Parse([]string{"--ver", "1.2.1"})
+	value := args.Get("--version")
+	assert.Equal(t, []string{"1.2.1"}, value)
+}