diff --git a/x/group/client/cli/tx.go b/x/group/client/cli/tx.go
index 332ae32a34d5..29a07fafa687 100644
--- a/x/group/client/cli/tx.go
+++ b/x/group/client/cli/tx.go
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ metadata example:
 		},
 	}
 
-	cmd.Flags().String(FlagExec, "", "Set to 1 to try to execute proposal immediately after creation (proposers signatures are considered as Yes votes)")
+	cmd.Flags().String(FlagExec, "", "Set to 1 or 'try' to try to execute proposal immediately after creation (proposers signatures are considered as Yes votes)")
 	flags.AddTxFlagsToCmd(cmd)
 
 	return cmd
diff --git a/x/group/client/cli/util.go b/x/group/client/cli/util.go
index 7bd2bdb3b55f..c6fe27fd3357 100644
--- a/x/group/client/cli/util.go
+++ b/x/group/client/cli/util.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func parseMembers(membersFile string) ([]group.MemberRequest, error) {
 
 func execFromString(execStr string) group.Exec {
 	exec := group.Exec_EXEC_UNSPECIFIED
-	if execStr == ExecTry {
+	if execStr == ExecTry || execStr == "1" {
 		exec = group.Exec_EXEC_TRY
 	}