diff --git a/src/cli/flash.js b/src/cli/flash.js
index 48744c326..c9eed392c 100644
--- a/src/cli/flash.js
+++ b/src/cli/flash.js
@@ -41,10 +41,6 @@ module.exports = ({ commandProcessor, root }) => {
 			'tachyon' : {
 				boolean: true,
 				description: 'Flash Tachyon'
-			},
-			'verbose' : {
-				boolean: false,
-				description: 'Enable logging'
 			}
 		},
 		handler: (args) => {
diff --git a/src/cmd/flash.js b/src/cmd/flash.js
index b4bd49998..3e12fb93d 100644
--- a/src/cmd/flash.js
+++ b/src/cmd/flash.js
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ module.exports = class FlashCommand extends CLICommandBase {
 		target,
 		port,
 		yes,
-		verbose,
 		tachyon,
+		verbose,
 		'application-only': applicationOnly
 	}) {
 		if (!tachyon && !device && !binary && !local) {
@@ -87,39 +87,18 @@ module.exports = class FlashCommand extends CLICommandBase {
 			unpackToolFolder = path.dirname(files[0]);
 		}
 
-		const parsedFiles = await this._analyzeFiles(files);
-		let linxuFiles = await this._findLinuxExecutableFiles(parsedFiles.files, { directory: unpackToolFolder });
+		let linxuFiles = await this._findLinuxExecutableFiles(files, { directory: unpackToolFolder });
 		linxuFiles = linxuFiles.map(f => path.basename(f));
 
-
 		const elfFiles = linxuFiles.filter(f => f.startsWith('prog') && f.endsWith('.elf'));
 		const rawProgramFiles = linxuFiles.filter(f => f.startsWith('rawprogram') && f.endsWith('.xml'));
 		const patchFiles = linxuFiles.filter(f => f.startsWith('patch') && f.endsWith('.xml'));
 
-		if (!elfFiles.length || !rawProgramFiles.length || !patchFiles.length) {
-			throw new Error('The directory should contain at least one .elf file, one rawprogram file, and one patch file');
-		}
-
-		const sortByNumber = (a, b) => {
-			const extractNumber = str => parseInt(str.match(/(\d+).xml/)[1]);
-			return extractNumber(a) - extractNumber(b);
-		};
-
-		rawProgramFiles.sort(sortByNumber);
-		patchFiles.sort(sortByNumber);
-
-		if (rawProgramFiles.length !== patchFiles.length) {
-			throw new Error('The number of rawprogram files should match the number of patch files');
-		}
-
-		let filesToProgram = [];
-		// interleave the rawprogram files and patch files
-		for (let i = 0; i < rawProgramFiles.length; i++) {
-			filesToProgram.push(rawProgramFiles[i]);
-			filesToProgram.push(patchFiles[i]);
+		if (!elfFiles.length || !rawProgramFiles.length) {
+			throw new Error('The directory should contain at least one .elf file, one rawprogram file');
 		}
 
-		filesToProgram.unshift(elfFiles[0]);
+		let filesToProgram = [elfFiles[0], ...rawProgramFiles, ...patchFiles];
 
 		this.ui.write(`Found the following files in the directory:${os.EOL}`);
 		this.ui.write('Loader file:');
@@ -157,7 +136,7 @@ module.exports = class FlashCommand extends CLICommandBase {
 				this.ui.write(`Download complete${os.EOL}`);
 			}
 		} catch (err) {
-			throw new Error(`Download failed. Try powering up your board in EDL mode and try again.${os.EOL}Error: ${err.message}${os.EOL}`);
+			throw new Error(`Download failed. Try powering up your board in EDL mode and try again.${os.EOL}${err.message}${os.EOL}`);
 		}
 		// TODO: Handle errors
 	}