diff --git a/apps/cnquery/cmd/scan.go b/apps/cnquery/cmd/scan.go
index e8334ccf5a..945f0958f3 100644
--- a/apps/cnquery/cmd/scan.go
+++ b/apps/cnquery/cmd/scan.go
@@ -31,8 +31,18 @@ func init() {
 	scanCmd.Flags().String("platform-id", "", "Select a specific target asset by providing its platform ID.")
 
 	scanCmd.Flags().String("inventory-file", "", "Set the path to the inventory file.")
+
+	scanCmd.Flags().Bool("inventory-format-ansible", false, "Set the inventory format to Ansible.")
+	// "inventory-ansible" is deprecated, use "inventory-format-ansible" instead
 	scanCmd.Flags().Bool("inventory-ansible", false, "Set the inventory format to Ansible.")
+	scanCmd.Flags().MarkDeprecated("inventory-ansible", "use --inventory-format-ansible")
+	scanCmd.Flags().MarkHidden("inventory-ansible")
+
+	scanCmd.Flags().Bool("inventory-format-domainlist", false, "Set the inventory format to domain list.")
+	// "inventory-domainlist" is deprecated, use "inventory-format-domainlist" instead
 	scanCmd.Flags().Bool("inventory-domainlist", false, "Set the inventory format to domain list.")
+	scanCmd.Flags().MarkDeprecated("inventory-domainlist", "use --inventory-format-domainlist")
+	scanCmd.Flags().MarkHidden("inventory-domainlist")
 
 	// bundles, packs & incognito mode
 	scanCmd.Flags().Bool("incognito", false, "Run in incognito mode. Do not report scan results to  Mondoo Platform.")
diff --git a/cli/inventoryloader/inventory.go b/cli/inventoryloader/inventory.go
index a4f35b3561..e70b585aab 100644
--- a/cli/inventoryloader/inventory.go
+++ b/cli/inventoryloader/inventory.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func Parse() (*inventory.Inventory, error) {
 	}
 
 	// force detection
-	if viper.GetBool("inventory-ansible") {
+	if viper.GetBool("inventory-format-ansible") || viper.GetBool("inventory-ansible") {
 		log.Debug().Msg("parse ansible inventory")
 		inventory, err := parseAnsibleInventory(data)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func Parse() (*inventory.Inventory, error) {
 		return inventory, nil
 	}
 
-	if viper.GetBool("inventory-domainlist") {
+	if viper.GetBool("inventory-format-domainlist") || viper.GetBool("inventory-domainlist") {
 		log.Debug().Msg("parse domainlist inventory")
 		inventory, err := parseDomainListInventory(data)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ func Parse() (*inventory.Inventory, error) {
 }
 
 func parseAnsibleInventory(data []byte) (*inventory.Inventory, error) {
+	log.Info().Msg("use ansible inventory")
 	inventory, err := ansibleinventory.Parse(data)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@ func parseAnsibleInventory(data []byte) (*inventory.Inventory, error) {
 }
 
 func parseDomainListInventory(data []byte) (*inventory.Inventory, error) {
+	log.Info().Msg("use domainlist inventory")
 	inventory, err := domainlist.Parse(bytes.NewReader(data))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err