diff --git a/messages/data.export.md b/messages/data.export.md
index 377fb73..8242790 100644
--- a/messages/data.export.md
+++ b/messages/data.export.md
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ path to data plan file
 
 API Type to use
 
-# flags.excludenullfields.summary
+# flags.exclude-null-fields.summary
 
 Exclude null fields from exported JSON files
diff --git a/src/commands/texei/data/export.ts b/src/commands/texei/data/export.ts
index c12effd..83d5f54 100644
--- a/src/commands/texei/data/export.ts
+++ b/src/commands/texei/data/export.ts
@@ -62,10 +62,9 @@ export default class Export extends SfCommand<ExportResult> {
       options: ['rest', 'bulk'],
       default: 'rest',
     }),
-    // new flag to exclude null fields
-    excludenullfields: Flags.boolean({
+    'exclude-null-fields': Flags.boolean({
       char: 'e',
-      summary: messages.getMessage('flags.excludenullfields.summary'),
+      summary: messages.getMessage('flags.exclude-null-fields.summary'),
       default: false,
     }),
     // loglevel is a no-op, but this flag is added to avoid breaking scripts and warn users who are using it
@@ -312,7 +311,11 @@ export default class Export extends SfCommand<ExportResult> {
     const recordFile: any = {};
     recordFile.attributes = objectAttributes;
 
-    recordFile.records = recordResults.map((record) => removeNullFields(record, flags.excludenullfields));
+    if (flags['exclude-null-fields'] === true) {
+      recordFile.records = recordResults.map((record) => removeNullFields(record));
+    } else {
+      recordFile.records = recordResults;
+    }
 
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-return
     return recordFile;
@@ -428,11 +431,7 @@ export default class Export extends SfCommand<ExportResult> {
 }
 
 // add function to remove null values from object
-function removeNullFields(record: { [key: string]: any }, excludeNullFields: boolean): { [key: string]: any } {
-  if (!excludeNullFields) {
-    return record;
-  }
-
+function removeNullFields(record: { [key: string]: any }): { [key: string]: any } {
   const filteredRecord: { [key: string]: any } = {};
   for (const key in record) {
     if (record[key] !== null) {