diff --git a/generic_parser/entrypoint_parser.py b/generic_parser/entrypoint_parser.py
index 5db3606..cacd5c3 100644
--- a/generic_parser/entrypoint_parser.py
+++ b/generic_parser/entrypoint_parser.py
@@ -330,7 +330,9 @@ class EntryPoint(object):
                                      "As entrypoint does not use 'const', the use is prohibited.")
 
             if param.get("flags", None) is None:
-                raise ParameterError(f"Parameter '{arg_name:s}' does not have flags.")
+                # if flags aren't supplied, it defaults to the name
+                LOG.debug(f'Missing flags parameter. Defaulting to --{arg_name}')
+                param['flags'] = [f'--{arg_name}']
 
     def _read_config(self, cfgfile_path, section=None):
         """ Get content from config file"""
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 84ca099..541393c 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-pytest>=3.6
+pytest>=5.2
 pytest-cov>=2.6
-hypothesis>=3.23.0
+hypothesis>=4.36.2
 travis-sphinx>=2.1.0
 Sphinx>=1.8.1
 sphinx-rtd-theme>=0.4.3
+attrs>=19.2.0

Use name as flag
When creating parameters: If no flags are given, the name should be used as flag, preceded by "--" 
diff --git a/tests/test_entrypoint.py b/tests/test_entrypoint.py
index 6617584..291f9b7 100644
--- a/tests/test_entrypoint.py
+++ b/tests/test_entrypoint.py
@@ -69,11 +69,6 @@ def test_wrong_param_creation_name():
         EntryPoint([{"flags": "--flag"}])
 
 
-def test_wrong_param_creation_flags():
-    with pytest.raises(ParameterError):
-        EntryPoint([{"name": "test"}])
-
-
 def test_wrong_param_creation_other():
     with pytest.raises(TypeError):
         EntryPoint([{"name": "test", "flags": "--flag", "other": "unknown"}])
@@ -87,6 +82,32 @@ def test_choices_not_iterable():
                      }])
 
 
+def test_missing_flag_replaced_by_name():
+    ep = EntryPoint([{"name": "test"}])
+
+    assert len(ep.parameter[0]) == 2
+    assert ep.parameter[0]['flags'] == ['--test']
+    assert ep.parameter[0]['name'] == 'test'
+
+
+def test_missing_flag_replaced_by_name_in_multiple_lists():
+    ep = EntryPoint([{"name": "test"},
+                     {"name": "thermos_coffee"},
+                     {"name": "tee_kessel", "flags": ['--tee_kessel']}])
+
+    assert len(ep.parameter[0]) == 2
+    assert ep.parameter[0]['flags'] == ['--test']
+    assert ep.parameter[0]['name'] == 'test'
+
+    assert len(ep.parameter[1]) == 2
+    assert ep.parameter[1]['flags'] == ['--thermos_coffee']
+    assert ep.parameter[1]['name'] == 'thermos_coffee'
+
+    assert len(ep.parameter[2]) == 2
+    assert ep.parameter[2]['flags'] == ['--tee_kessel']
+    assert ep.parameter[2]['name'] == 'tee_kessel'
+
+
 # Argument Tests
 
 

pip install -e .
parse_log_pytest
requirements.txt
pytest
3.6
requirements.txt
pytest --no-header -rA --tb=line --color=no -p no:cacheprovider -W ignore::DeprecationWarning
alabaster==0.7.13
attrs==22.2.0
Babel==2.11.0
certifi==2021.5.30
charset-normalizer==2.0.12
click==8.0.4
coverage==6.2
docutils==0.18.1
-e git+https://github.com/pylhc/generic_parser.git@8dd3a55075a3586eb88636b893c7c159105234c7#egg=generic_parser
ghp-import==2.1.0
hypothesis==6.31.6
idna==3.10
imagesize==1.4.1
importlib-metadata==4.8.3
iniconfig==1.1.1
Jinja2==3.0.3
MarkupSafe==2.0.1
packaging==21.3
pluggy==1.0.0
py==1.11.0
Pygments==2.14.0
pyparsing==3.1.4
pytest==7.0.1
pytest-cov==4.0.0
python-dateutil==2.9.0.post0
pytz==2025.2
requests==2.27.1
six==1.17.0
snowballstemmer==2.2.0
sortedcontainers==2.4.0
Sphinx==5.3.0
sphinx-rtd-theme==2.0.0
sphinxcontrib-applehelp==1.0.2
sphinxcontrib-devhelp==1.0.2
sphinxcontrib-htmlhelp==2.0.0
sphinxcontrib-jquery==4.1
sphinxcontrib-jsmath==1.0.1
sphinxcontrib-qthelp==1.0.3
sphinxcontrib-serializinghtml==1.1.5
tomli==1.2.3
travis-sphinx==2.2.1
typing_extensions==4.1.1
urllib3==1.26.20
zipp==3.6.0

name: generic_parser
channels:
  - defaults
  - https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main
  - https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/r
  - conda-forge
dependencies:
  - _libgcc_mutex=0.1=main
  - _openmp_mutex=5.1=1_gnu
  - ca-certificates=2025.2.25=h06a4308_0
  - certifi=2021.5.30=py36h06a4308_0
  - ld_impl_linux-64=2.40=h12ee557_0
  - libffi=3.3=he6710b0_2
  - libgcc-ng=11.2.0=h1234567_1
  - libgomp=11.2.0=h1234567_1
  - libstdcxx-ng=11.2.0=h1234567_1
  - ncurses=6.4=h6a678d5_0
  - openssl=1.1.1w=h7f8727e_0
  - pip=21.2.2=py36h06a4308_0
  - python=3.6.13=h12debd9_1
  - readline=8.2=h5eee18b_0
  - setuptools=58.0.4=py36h06a4308_0
  - sqlite=3.45.3=h5eee18b_0
  - tk=8.6.14=h39e8969_0
  - wheel=0.37.1=pyhd3eb1b0_0
  - xz=5.6.4=h5eee18b_1
  - zlib=1.2.13=h5eee18b_1
  - pip:
      - alabaster==0.7.13
      - attrs==22.2.0
      - babel==2.11.0
      - charset-normalizer==2.0.12
      - click==8.0.4
      - coverage==6.2
      - docutils==0.18.1
      - ghp-import==2.1.0
      - hypothesis==6.31.6
      - idna==3.10
      - imagesize==1.4.1
      - importlib-metadata==4.8.3
      - iniconfig==1.1.1
      - jinja2==3.0.3
      - markupsafe==2.0.1
      - packaging==21.3
      - pluggy==1.0.0
      - py==1.11.0
      - pygments==2.14.0
      - pyparsing==3.1.4
      - pytest==7.0.1
      - pytest-cov==4.0.0
      - python-dateutil==2.9.0.post0
      - pytz==2025.2
      - requests==2.27.1
      - six==1.17.0
      - snowballstemmer==2.2.0
      - sortedcontainers==2.4.0
      - sphinx==5.3.0
      - sphinx-rtd-theme==2.0.0
      - sphinxcontrib-applehelp==1.0.2
      - sphinxcontrib-devhelp==1.0.2
      - sphinxcontrib-htmlhelp==2.0.0
      - sphinxcontrib-jquery==4.1
      - sphinxcontrib-jsmath==1.0.1
      - sphinxcontrib-qthelp==1.0.3
      - sphinxcontrib-serializinghtml==1.1.5
      - tomli==1.2.3
      - travis-sphinx==2.2.1
      - typing-extensions==4.1.1
      - urllib3==1.26.20
      - zipp==3.6.0
prefix: /opt/conda/envs/generic_parser

tests/test_entrypoint.py::test_missing_flag_replaced_by_name tests/test_entrypoint.py::test_missing_flag_replaced_by_name_in_multiple_lists
tests/test_entrypoint.py::test_strict_wrapper_fail tests/test_entrypoint.py::test_class_wrapper_fail tests/test_entrypoint.py::test_normal_wrapper_fail tests/test_entrypoint.py::test_class_functions tests/test_entrypoint.py::test_instance_functions tests/test_entrypoint.py::test_wrong_param_creation_name tests/test_entrypoint.py::test_wrong_param_creation_other tests/test_entrypoint.py::test_choices_not_iterable tests/test_entrypoint.py::test_strict_pass tests/test_entrypoint.py::test_strict_fail tests/test_entrypoint.py::test_as_kwargs tests/test_entrypoint.py::test_as_string tests/test_entrypoint.py::test_as_config tests/test_entrypoint.py::test_all_missing tests/test_entrypoint.py::test_required_missing tests/test_entrypoint.py::test_wrong_choice tests/test_entrypoint.py::test_wrong_type tests/test_entrypoint.py::test_wrong_type_in_list tests/test_entrypoint.py::test_not_enough_length tests/test_entrypoint.py::test_save_options tests/test_entrypoint.py::test_save_cli_options tests/test_entrypoint.py::test_multiclass_class tests/test_entrypoint.py::test_dict_as_string_class tests/test_entrypoint.py::test_bool_or_str_class tests/test_entrypoint.py::test_bool_or_list_class tests/test_entrypoint.py::test_multiclass tests/test_entrypoint.py::test_dict_as_string tests/test_entrypoint.py::test_bool_or_str tests/test_entrypoint.py::test_bool_or_str_cfg tests/test_entrypoint.py::test_bool_or_list tests/test_entrypoint.py::test_bool_or_list_cfg tests/test_entrypoint.py::test_split_listargs tests/test_entrypoint.py::test_split_dictargs tests/test_entrypoint.py::test_create_param_help tests/test_entrypoint.py::test_create_param_help_other
requirements.txt generic_parser/entrypoint_parser.py
requirements.txt generic_parser/entrypoint_parser.py