diff --git a/pkg/cmd/gist/edit/edit.go b/pkg/cmd/gist/edit/edit.go
index 7cba14800..a8fa4d683 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/gist/edit/edit.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/gist/edit/edit.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func NewCmdEdit(f *cmdutil.Factory, runF func(*EditOptions) error) *cobra.Comman
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "edit {<id> | <url>}",
 		Short: "Edit one of your gists",
-		Args:  cmdutil.MinimumArgs(1, "cannot edit: gist argument required"),
+		Args:  cmdutil.ExactArgs(1, "cannot edit: gist argument required"),
 		RunE: func(c *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			opts.Selector = args[0]
 
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/gist/view/view.go b/pkg/cmd/gist/view/view.go
index 70bb0a238..e1e9408cf 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/gist/view/view.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/gist/view/view.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func NewCmdView(f *cmdutil.Factory, runF func(*ViewOptions) error) *cobra.Comman
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "view {<id> | <url>}",
 		Short: "View a gist",
-		Args:  cmdutil.MinimumArgs(1, "cannot view: gist argument required"),
+		Args:  cmdutil.ExactArgs(1, "cannot view: gist argument required"),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			opts.Selector = args[0]
 
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/pr/checkout/checkout.go b/pkg/cmd/pr/checkout/checkout.go
index d2cd84304..f7f73bb28 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/pr/checkout/checkout.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/pr/checkout/checkout.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func NewCmdCheckout(f *cmdutil.Factory, runF func(*CheckoutOptions) error) *cobr
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "checkout {<number> | <url> | <branch>}",
 		Short: "Check out a pull request in git",
-		Args:  cmdutil.MinimumArgs(1, "argument required"),
+		Args:  cmdutil.ExactArgs(1, "argument required"),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			// support `-R, --repo` override
 			opts.BaseRepo = f.BaseRepo
diff --git a/pkg/cmdutil/args.go b/pkg/cmdutil/args.go
index 65f3ade51..d58757c20 100644
--- a/pkg/cmdutil/args.go
+++ b/pkg/cmdutil/args.go
@@ -21,6 +21,24 @@ func MinimumArgs(n int, msg string) cobra.PositionalArgs {
 	}
 }
 
+func ExactArgs(n int, msg string) cobra.PositionalArgs {
+	if msg == "" {
+		return cobra.MinimumNArgs(1)
+	}
+
+	return func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+		if len(args) > n {
+			return &FlagError{Err: errors.New("too many arguments")}
+		}
+
+		if len(args) < n {
+			return &FlagError{Err: errors.New("not enough arguments")}
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
 func NoArgsQuoteReminder(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	if len(args) < 1 {
 		return nil