diff --git a/src/cmd/cli.cpp b/src/cmd/cli.cpp
index 439726d6..a13f4c58 100644
--- a/src/cmd/cli.cpp
+++ b/src/cmd/cli.cpp
@@ -431,13 +431,22 @@ static int run(cli_tool_t *p, json11::Json::object cfg)
     else if (cmd[0] == "rm")
     {
         // Remove multiple snapshots and rebase their children
-        if (cmd.size() > 1)
+        if (cfg["exact"].bool_value() || cfg["matching"].bool_value())
         {
-            cfg["from"] = cmd[1];
-            if (cmd.size() > 2)
-                cfg["to"] = cmd[2];
+            cmd.erase(cmd.begin(), cmd.begin()+1);
+            cfg["globs"] = cmd;
+            action_cb = p->start_rm_wildcard(cfg);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            if (cmd.size() > 1)
+            {
+                cfg["from"] = cmd[1];
+                if (cmd.size() > 2)
+                    cfg["to"] = cmd[2];
+            }
+            action_cb = p->start_rm(cfg);
         }
-        action_cb = p->start_rm(cfg);
     }
     else if (cmd[0] == "describe")
     {
diff --git a/src/cmd/cli_rm.cpp b/src/cmd/cli_rm.cpp
index d19a9764..927c42d0 100644
--- a/src/cmd/cli_rm.cpp
+++ b/src/cmd/cli_rm.cpp
@@ -691,10 +691,6 @@ resume_100:
 
 std::function<bool(cli_result_t &)> cli_tool_t::start_rm(json11::Json cfg)
 {
-    if (cfg["exact"].bool_value() || cfg["matching"].bool_value())
-    {
-        return start_rm_wildcard(cfg);
-    }
     auto snap_remover = new snap_remover_t();
     snap_remover->parent = this;
     snap_remover->from_name = cfg["from"].string_value();
diff --git a/src/cmd/cli_rm_wildcard.cpp b/src/cmd/cli_rm_wildcard.cpp
index fcd62f11..8aba9d7b 100644
--- a/src/cmd/cli_rm_wildcard.cpp
+++ b/src/cmd/cli_rm_wildcard.cpp
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ struct wildcard_remover_t
                 sub_cfg = cfg.object_items();
                 sub_cfg.erase("globs");
                 sub_cfg.erase("exact");
+                sub_cfg.erase("matching");
                 sub_cfg["from"] = from_cfg.name;
                 sub_cfg["to"] = to_cfg.name;
                 sub_cb = parent->start_rm(sub_cfg);