diff --git a/encode64.plugin.zsh b/encode64.plugin.zsh
index 979e067..93f4551 100644
--- a/encode64.plugin.zsh
+++ b/encode64.plugin.zsh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ decode64() {
     if [[ $# -eq 0 ]]; then
         cat | base64 --decode
     else
-        printf '%s' $1 | base64 --decode
+        printf '%s' $1 | base64 -d
     fi
 }
 alias e64=encode64