diff --git a/scripts/email_reports.py b/scripts/email_reports.py
index b6b34b772ad86816cea0fe6782e3d21316286f9c..204485c39a7c02f0001ca96a7ff5d9733291b1b6 100644
--- a/scripts/email_reports.py
+++ b/scripts/email_reports.py
@@ -9,17 +9,17 @@ import os
 
 # Set up argument parser
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Send emails to ETMs and the Core Team, based on board type.")
-parser.add_argument('--board', required=True, help='Board type (e.g., c61, c12, c20)')
+parser.add_argument('--board',type=str, required=True, help='Board type (e.g., c61, c12, c20)')
 parser.add_argument('--jsonfile', type=argparse.FileType('r'), required=True, help='File variable containing JSON data')
-parser.add_argument('--attachment', required=False, default="report.pdf", help='Path to the file to attach (e.g., report.pdf)')
-parser.add_argument('--sender', required=True, help='Email address from which the email is sent')
-parser.add_argument('--email', required=True, help='Email address for authentication')
-parser.add_argument('--password', required=True, help='Password for email authentication')
-parser.add_argument('--smtp_server', required=False, default='smtp.office365.com', help='SMTP server address')
+parser.add_argument('--attachment',type=str, required=False, default="report.pdf", help='Path to the file to attach (e.g., report.pdf)')
+parser.add_argument('--sender',type=str, required=True, help='Email address from which the email is sent')
+parser.add_argument('--email',type=str, required=True, help='Email address for authentication')
+parser.add_argument('--password',type=str, required=True, help='Password for email authentication')
+parser.add_argument('--smtp_server',type=str, required=False, default='smtp.office365.com', help='SMTP server address')
 parser.add_argument('--smtp_port', type=int, required=False, default='587', help='SMTP server port')
 
 args = parser.parse_args()
-board_type = args.board
+board_type = args.board.upper()
 json_file = args.jsonfile
 attachment_path = args.attachment
 EMAIL_ADDRESS = args.email