diff --git a/.taskfiles/Ansible/Taskfile.yaml b/.taskfiles/Ansible/Taskfile.yaml
index 0e24c969..399181a4 100644
--- a/.taskfiles/Ansible/Taskfile.yaml
+++ b/.taskfiles/Ansible/Taskfile.yaml
@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ tasks:
     prompt: Run Ansible playbook '{{.playbook}}'... continue?
     deps: ["deps"]
     cmd: .venv/bin/ansible-playbook --inventory {{.ANSIBLE_INVENTORY_FILE}} {{.ANSIBLE_DIR}}/playbooks/{{.playbook}}.yaml {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+    requires:
+      vars: ["playbook"]
     preconditions:
-      - { msg: "Missing playbook arg", sh: "test -n {{.playbook}}" }
       - { msg: "Missing Ansible inventory file", sh: "test -f {{.ANSIBLE_INVENTORY_FILE}}" }
 
   poweroff:
diff --git a/.taskfiles/Flux/Taskfile.yaml b/.taskfiles/Flux/Taskfile.yaml
index d2267970..c309334e 100644
--- a/.taskfiles/Flux/Taskfile.yaml
+++ b/.taskfiles/Flux/Taskfile.yaml
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ tasks:
       | \
       kubectl apply --kubeconfig {{.KUBECONFIG_FILE}} --server-side \
           --field-manager=kustomize-controller -f -
+    requires:
+      vars: ["path", "ns"]
     vars:
-      path: '{{ or .path (fail "Argument (path) is required") }}'
-      ns: '{{.ns | default "flux-system"}}'
       ks:
         sh: flux --kubeconfig {{.KUBECONFIG_FILE}} --namespace {{.ns}} get kustomizations $(basename {{.path}}) 2>&1
     preconditions:
diff --git a/.taskfiles/Sops/Taskfile.yaml b/.taskfiles/Sops/Taskfile.yaml
index c9291299..84dc4b2e 100644
--- a/.taskfiles/Sops/Taskfile.yaml
+++ b/.taskfiles/Sops/Taskfile.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ tasks:
   .encrypt-file:
     internal: true
     cmd: sops --encrypt --in-place {{.file}}
+    requires:
+      vars: ["file"]
     preconditions:
       - { msg: "Missing Sops config file", sh: "test -f {{.SOPS_CONFIG_FILE}}" }
       - { msg: "Missing Sops Age key file", sh: "test -f {{.SOPS_AGE_FILE}}" }
diff --git a/.taskfiles/Talos/Taskfile.yaml b/.taskfiles/Talos/Taskfile.yaml
index d17c7f34..6c307e9a 100644
--- a/.taskfiles/Talos/Taskfile.yaml
+++ b/.taskfiles/Talos/Taskfile.yaml
@@ -56,17 +56,15 @@ tasks:
   upgrade-talos:
     desc: Upgrade talos on a node
     cmd: talosctl --nodes {{.node}} upgrade --image {{.image}} --preserve=true --reboot-mode=powercycle
-    vars:
-      image: '{{ or .image (fail "Argument (image) is required") }}'
-      node: '{{ or .node (fail "Argument (node) is required") }}'
+    requires:
+      vars: ["node", "to"]
     preconditions:
       - { msg: "Node not found", sh: "talosctl --nodes {{.node}} get machineconfig" }
 
   upgrade-k8s:
     desc: Upgrade k8s on a node
     cmd: talosctl --nodes {{.node}} upgrade-k8s --to {{.to}}
-    vars:
-      node: '{{ or .node (fail "Argument (node) is required") }}'
-      to: '{{ or .to (fail "Argument (to) is required") }}'
+    requires:
+      vars: ["node", "to"]
     preconditions:
       - { msg: "Node not found", sh: "talosctl --nodes {{.node}} get machineconfig" }