diff --git a/src/cb/argparser/argument_parser.cpp b/src/cb/argparser/argument_parser.cpp
index 526c60e..6b79518 100644
--- a/src/cb/argparser/argument_parser.cpp
+++ b/src/cb/argparser/argument_parser.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ void cb::argparser::ArgumentParser::add_argument(const std::string &short_name,
         throw std::runtime_error(error_message);
     }
 
+    if (mode == Mode::POSITIONAL) {
+        assert(short_name.empty() && "The name should be left empty if it's a positional argument!");
+        assert(name.empty() && "The name should be left empty if it's a positional argument!");
+    } else {
+        assert(!name.empty() && "long name should never be empty!");
+    }
+
     ParseArgument argument{};
     argument.short_name = short_name;
     argument.name = name;