diff --git a/pulpcore/cli/deb/distribution.py b/pulpcore/cli/deb/distribution.py
index bb91bf1..a303998 100644
--- a/pulpcore/cli/deb/distribution.py
+++ b/pulpcore/cli/deb/distribution.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
         "Repository to be used for auto-distributing."
         " Specified as '[[<plugin>:]<type>:]<name>' or as href."
     ),
+    href_pattern=PulpAptRepositoryContext.HREF_PATTERN,
 )