diff --git a/core/core-cli.el b/core/core-cli.el
index 92059f919..23ee4b2c9 100644
--- a/core/core-cli.el
+++ b/core/core-cli.el
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ respectively.")
 (dispatcher! (version v) (doom/version)
   "Reports the version of Doom and Emacs.")
 
-(dispatcher! (refresh re) (doom-refresh)
+(dispatcher! (refresh re) (doom-refresh 'force)
   "Refresh Doom. Same as autoremove+install+autoloads.
 
 This is the equivalent of running autoremove, install, autoloads, then