diff --git a/docs/Maestro/cli.md b/docs/Maestro/cli.md
index af8f1992..2d46612b 100644
--- a/docs/Maestro/cli.md
+++ b/docs/Maestro/cli.md
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ maestro cancel [OPTIONS] DIRECTORY [DIRECTORY ...]
 | Name | Type | Description | Default |
 | ---- | ---- | ----------- | ------- |
 | `-h`, `--help` | boolean | Show this help message and exit. | `False` |
-
+| `-y`, `--autoyes` | boolean | Automatically answer yes to input prompts. | `False` |
 
 ### **run**
 
diff --git a/maestrowf/maestro.py b/maestrowf/maestro.py
index 23f5dd46..d6258c7d 100644
--- a/maestrowf/maestro.py
+++ b/maestrowf/maestro.py
@@ -136,7 +136,13 @@ def cancel_study(args):
                 to_cancel.append(abs_path)
 
         if to_cancel:
-            ok_cancel = input("Are you sure? [y|[n]]: ")
+            # If we are automatically launching, just set the input as yes.
+            if args.autoyes:
+                ok_cancel = "y"
+            else:
+                ok_cancel = six.moves.input("Are you sure? [y|[n]]: ")
+            # ok_cancel = input("Are you sure? [y|[n]]: ")
+
             try:
                 if ok_cancel in ACCEPTED_INPUT:
                     for directory in to_cancel:
@@ -545,6 +551,9 @@ def setup_argparser():
     cancel = subparsers.add_parser(
         'cancel',
         help="Cancel all running jobs.")
+    cancel.add_argument("-y", "--autoyes", action="store_true", default=False,
+                        help="Automatically answer yes to input prompts")
+
     cancel.add_argument(
         "directory", type=str, nargs="+",
         help="Directory or list of directories containing running studies.")
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 013c1d14..6f79e3b6 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [tool]
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "maestrowf"
-version = "1.1.12dev1"
+version = "1.1.12dev2"
 description = "A tool to easily orchestrate general computational workflows both locally and on supercomputers."
 license = "MIT License"
 classifiers = [
diff --git a/tests/test_cli.py b/tests/test_cli.py
index b3f2c8a4..448d0a70 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 from maestrowf.conductor import Conductor
 
 import pytest
+from unittest.mock import patch, MagicMock
 
 from rich.pretty import pprint
 
@@ -114,3 +115,52 @@ def test_write_update_args(cli_args, expected_lock_dict, tmp_path):
     update_dict = Conductor.load_updated_study_exec(tmp_path)
 
     assert update_dict == expected_lock_dict
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "cli_args, user_input, expect_parse_ok, expected_ret_code, cancel_processed",
+    [
+        ([], "", True, 0, False),
+        ([], "y", True, 0, True),
+        ([], "n", True, 0, False),
+        (["--autoyes", ], "", True, 0, True),
+        (["--ay", ], "", False, 2, False)  # How to test the ret_code=1 -> study dir doesn't exist
+    ]
+)
+def test_cancel_cli(cli_args, user_input, expect_parse_ok, expected_ret_code, cancel_processed, tmp_path, capsys):
+    """
+    Test validation of arguments passed to the 'maestro update' cli command
+    """
+
+    with patch("six.moves.input", return_value=user_input):
+        
+        parser = maestro.setup_argparser()
+        maestro_cli = ["cancel"]
+
+        maestro_cli.extend(cli_args)
+        maestro_cli.append(str(tmp_path))  # attach fake study workspace
+        print(f"{maestro_cli=}")
+
+        if expect_parse_ok:
+            args = parser.parse_args(maestro_cli)
+            cret = maestro.cancel_study(args)
+            assert cret == expected_ret_code
+
+            # assert args is None
+            assert (tmp_path / ".cancel.lock").exists() == cancel_processed
+
+        else:
+            with pytest.raises(SystemExit) as se:
+                args = parser.parse_args(maestro_cli)
+
+            assert se.value.code == expected_ret_code
+
+            # Check the output form argparse
+            captured = capsys.readouterr()
+
+            combined = captured.out + captured.err
+            print(f"{combined=}")
+            assert "unrecognized arguments" in combined or "usage:" in combined
+
+            # Ensure a cancel file not created somehow
+            assert not (tmp_path / ".cancel.lock").exists()