diff --git a/src/Concerns/HasTenantOptions.php b/src/Concerns/HasTenantOptions.php
index 97300422..a6ddea39 100644
--- a/src/Concerns/HasTenantOptions.php
+++ b/src/Concerns/HasTenantOptions.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ namespace Stancl\Tenancy\Concerns;
 
 use Illuminate\Support\LazyCollection;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputOption;
+use Stancl\Tenancy\Database\Concerns\PendingScope;
 
 /**
  * Adds 'tenants' and 'with-pending' options.
@@ -16,10 +17,29 @@ trait HasTenantOptions
     {
         return array_merge([
             ['tenants', null, InputOption::VALUE_IS_ARRAY|InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL, '', null],
-            ['with-pending', null, InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL, 'include pending tenants in query', config('tenancy.pending.include_in_queries')],
+            ['with-pending', null, InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL, 'include pending tenants in query', false],
         ], parent::getOptions());
     }
 
+    protected function getWithPendingOption(): bool
+    {
+        $optionPassedWithoutArgument = is_null($this->option('with-pending'));
+        $optionPassedWithArgument = is_string($this->option('with-pending'));
+
+        // E.g. tenants:run --with-pending
+        if ($optionPassedWithoutArgument) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        // E.g. tenants:run --with-pending=false
+        if ($optionPassedWithArgument) {
+            return filter_var($this->option('with-pending'), FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN);
+        }
+
+        // Option not passed, e.g. tenants:run
+        return config('tenancy.pending.include_in_queries');
+    }
+
     protected function getTenants(): LazyCollection
     {
         return tenancy()
@@ -28,7 +48,7 @@ trait HasTenantOptions
                 $query->whereIn(tenancy()->model()->getTenantKeyName(), $this->option('tenants'));
             })
             ->when(tenancy()->model()::hasGlobalScope(PendingScope::class), function ($query) {
-                $query->withPending($this->option('with-pending'));
+                $query->withPending($this->getWithPendingOption());
             })
             ->cursor();
     }