diff --git a/include/argparse/argparse.hpp b/include/argparse/argparse.hpp
index 06d30fd4..dc38e5a4 100644
--- a/include/argparse/argparse.hpp
+++ b/include/argparse/argparse.hpp
@@ -1009,7 +1009,7 @@ class Argument {
     }
 
     const auto num_args_max =
-        (m_choices.has_value()) ? passed_options : m_num_args_range.get_max();
+        (passed_options > 0) ? passed_options : m_num_args_range.get_max();
     const auto num_args_min = m_num_args_range.get_min();
     std::size_t dist = 0;
     if (num_args_max == 0) {