diff --git a/npbackup/__main__.py b/npbackup/__main__.py
index 14b8b9e..7d61534 100644
--- a/npbackup/__main__.py
+++ b/npbackup/__main__.py
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain cond
         type=str,
         default=None,
         required=False,
-        help="Restore to path given by --restore",
+        help="Restore to path given by --restore, add --snapshot-id to specify a snapshot other than latest",
     )
     parser.add_argument(
         "-s",
@@ -109,9 +109,10 @@ This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain cond
     parser.add_argument(
         "--ls",
         type=str,
-        default=None,
         required=False,
-        help='Show content given snapshot. Use "latest" for most recent snapshot.',
+        nargs="?",
+        const="latest",
+        help='Show content given snapshot. When no snapshot id is given, latest is used',
     )
     parser.add_argument(
         "--find",
@@ -203,7 +204,7 @@ This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain cond
         type=str,
         default=None,
         required=False,
-        help="Dump a specific file to stdout, use with --dump [snasphot-id] file, where snapshot-id can be 'latest'",
+        help="Dump a specific file to stdout, use with --dump [file], add --snapshot-id to specify a snapshot other than latest",
     )
     parser.add_argument(
         "--stats",
@@ -665,7 +666,10 @@ This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain cond
         cli_args["operation"] = "recover"
     elif args.dump or args.group_operation == "dump":
         cli_args["operation"] = "dump"
-        cli_args["op_args"] = {"path": args.dump}
+        cli_args["op_args"] = {
+            "snapshot": args.snapshot_id,
+            "path": args.dump,
+        }
     elif args.stats is not None or args.group_operation == "stats":
         cli_args["operation"] = "stats"
         cli_args["op_args"] = {"subject": args.stats}
diff --git a/npbackup/core/runner.py b/npbackup/core/runner.py
index db2f825..b2bb15c 100644
--- a/npbackup/core/runner.py
+++ b/npbackup/core/runner.py
@@ -1631,11 +1631,11 @@ class NPBackupRunner:
     @has_permission
     @is_ready
     @apply_config_to_restic_runner
-    def dump(self, path: str) -> bool:
+    def dump(self, snapshot: str, path: str) -> bool:
         self.write_logs(
-            f"Dumping {path} from {self.repo_config.g('name')}", level="info"
+            f"Dumping {path} from {self.repo_config.g('name')} snapshot {snapshot}", level="info"
         )
-        result = self.restic_runner.dump(path)
+        result = self.restic_runner.dump(snapshot, path)
         return result
 
     @threaded
diff --git a/npbackup/restic_wrapper/__init__.py b/npbackup/restic_wrapper/__init__.py
index 0ffed90..0431148 100644
--- a/npbackup/restic_wrapper/__init__.py
+++ b/npbackup/restic_wrapper/__init__.py
@@ -1254,14 +1254,14 @@ class ResticRunner:
         return self.convert_to_json_output(result, output, msg=msg, **kwargs)
 
     @check_if_init
-    def dump(self, path: str) -> Union[bool, str, dict]:
+    def dump(self, snapshot: str, path: str) -> Union[bool, str, dict]:
         """
         Dump given file directly to stdout
         """
         kwargs = locals()
         kwargs.pop("self")
 
-        cmd = f'dump "{path}"'
+        cmd = f'dump {snapshot} {path}'
         result, output = self.executor(cmd)
         if result:
             msg = f"File {path} successfully dumped"