diff --git a/cmd/serve/ftp/ftp.go b/cmd/serve/ftp/ftp.go
index 9aecfea24..5e864aaf8 100644
--- a/cmd/serve/ftp/ftp.go
+++ b/cmd/serve/ftp/ftp.go
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/config/flags"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/config/obscure"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/log"
-	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/rc"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/vfs"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/vfs/vfscommon"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/vfs/vfsflags"
@@ -34,40 +33,55 @@ import (
 	ftp "goftp.io/server/v2"
 )
 
+// OptionsInfo descripts the Options in use
+var OptionsInfo = fs.Options{{
+	Name:    "addr",
+	Default: "localhost:2121",
+	Help:    "IPaddress:Port or :Port to bind server to",
+}, {
+	Name:    "public_ip",
+	Default: "",
+	Help:    "Public IP address to advertise for passive connections",
+}, {
+	Name:    "passive_port",
+	Default: "30000-32000",
+	Help:    "Passive port range to use",
+}, {
+	Name:    "user",
+	Default: "anonymous",
+	Help:    "User name for authentication",
+}, {
+	Name:    "pass",
+	Default: "",
+	Help:    "Password for authentication (empty value allow every password)",
+}, {
+	Name:    "cert",
+	Default: "",
+	Help:    "TLS PEM key (concatenation of certificate and CA certificate)",
+}, {
+	Name:    "key",
+	Default: "",
+	Help:    "TLS PEM Private key",
+}}
+
 // Options contains options for the http Server
 type Options struct {
 	//TODO add more options
-	ListenAddr   string // Port to listen on
-	PublicIP     string // Passive ports range
-	PassivePorts string // Passive ports range
-	BasicUser    string // single username for basic auth if not using Htpasswd
-	BasicPass    string // password for BasicUser
-	TLSCert      string // TLS PEM key (concatenation of certificate and CA certificate)
-	TLSKey       string // TLS PEM Private key
-}
-
-// DefaultOpt is the default values used for Options
-var DefaultOpt = Options{
-	ListenAddr:   "localhost:2121",
-	PublicIP:     "",
-	PassivePorts: "30000-32000",
-	BasicUser:    "anonymous",
-	BasicPass:    "",
+	ListenAddr   string `config:"addr"`         // Port to listen on
+	PublicIP     string `config:"public_ip"`    // Passive ports range
+	PassivePorts string `config:"passive_port"` // Passive ports range
+	BasicUser    string `config:"user"`         // single username for basic auth if not using Htpasswd
+	BasicPass    string `config:"pass"`         // password for BasicUser
+	TLSCert      string `config:"cert"`         // TLS PEM key (concatenation of certificate and CA certificate)
+	TLSKey       string `config:"key"`          // TLS PEM Private key
 }
 
 // Opt is options set by command line flags
-var Opt = DefaultOpt
+var Opt Options
 
 // AddFlags adds flags for ftp
 func AddFlags(flagSet *pflag.FlagSet) {
-	rc.AddOption("ftp", &Opt)
-	flags.StringVarP(flagSet, &Opt.ListenAddr, "addr", "", Opt.ListenAddr, "IPaddress:Port or :Port to bind server to", "")
-	flags.StringVarP(flagSet, &Opt.PublicIP, "public-ip", "", Opt.PublicIP, "Public IP address to advertise for passive connections", "")
-	flags.StringVarP(flagSet, &Opt.PassivePorts, "passive-port", "", Opt.PassivePorts, "Passive port range to use", "")
-	flags.StringVarP(flagSet, &Opt.BasicUser, "user", "", Opt.BasicUser, "User name for authentication", "")
-	flags.StringVarP(flagSet, &Opt.BasicPass, "pass", "", Opt.BasicPass, "Password for authentication (empty value allow every password)", "")
-	flags.StringVarP(flagSet, &Opt.TLSCert, "cert", "", Opt.TLSCert, "TLS PEM key (concatenation of certificate and CA certificate)", "")
-	flags.StringVarP(flagSet, &Opt.TLSKey, "key", "", Opt.TLSKey, "TLS PEM Private key", "")
+	flags.AddFlagsFromOptions(flagSet, "", OptionsInfo)
 }
 
 func init() {
diff --git a/cmd/serve/ftp/ftp_test.go b/cmd/serve/ftp/ftp_test.go
index a90744d52..b886069d9 100644
--- a/cmd/serve/ftp/ftp_test.go
+++ b/cmd/serve/ftp/ftp_test.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ const (
 func TestFTP(t *testing.T) {
 	// Configure and start the server
 	start := func(f fs.Fs) (configmap.Simple, func()) {
-		opt := DefaultOpt
+		opt := Opt
 		opt.ListenAddr = testHOST + ":" + testPORT
 		opt.PassivePorts = testPASSIVEPORTRANGE
 		opt.BasicUser = testUSER