diff --git a/src/bin/gman/main.rs b/src/bin/gman/main.rs
index 929f037..f03a57c 100644
--- a/src/bin/gman/main.rs
+++ b/src/bin/gman/main.rs
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ struct Cli {
     provider: Option<ProviderKind>,
 
     /// Specify a run profile to use when wrapping a command
-    #[arg(long)]
+    #[arg(long, short)]
     profile: Option<String>,
 
     /// Output the command that will be run instead of executing it
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ enum Commands {
         name: String,
     },
 
-    /// Update an existing secret in the configured secret provider
+    /// Update an existing secret in the configured secret provider (if supported by the provider)
+    /// If a provider does not support updating secrets, this command will return an error.
     Update {
         /// Name of the secret to update
         name: String,
diff --git a/src/providers/mod.rs b/src/providers/mod.rs
index 96f9bf9..0697fe0 100644
--- a/src/providers/mod.rs
+++ b/src/providers/mod.rs
@@ -1,21 +1,31 @@
-pub mod local;
 mod git_sync;
+pub mod local;
 
 use crate::config::Config;
 use crate::providers::local::LocalProvider;
-use anyhow::Result;
-use serde::{Deserialize};
+use anyhow::{Result, anyhow};
+use serde::Deserialize;
 use std::fmt::{Display, Formatter};
 use std::str::FromStr;
 use thiserror::Error;
 
 pub trait SecretProvider {
-	  fn name(&self) -> &'static str;
+    fn name(&self) -> &'static str;
     fn get_secret(&self, config: &Config, key: &str) -> Result<String>;
     fn set_secret(&self, config: &Config, key: &str, value: &str) -> Result<()>;
-    fn update_secret(&self, config: &Config, key: &str, value: &str) -> Result<()>;
+    fn update_secret(&self, _config: &Config, _key: &str, _value: &str) -> Result<()> {
+        Err(anyhow!(
+            "update secret not supported for provider {}",
+            self.name()
+        ))
+    }
     fn delete_secret(&self, key: &str) -> Result<()>;
-    fn list_secrets(&self) -> Result<Vec<String>>;
+    fn list_secrets(&self) -> Result<Vec<String>> {
+        Err(anyhow!(
+            "list secrets is not supported for the provider {}",
+            self.name()
+        ))
+    }
     fn sync(&self, config: &mut Config) -> Result<()>;
 }