diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/kafka/admin/TopicCommand.scala b/core/src/main/scala/kafka/admin/TopicCommand.scala
index 285c033..f400b71 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/kafka/admin/TopicCommand.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/kafka/admin/TopicCommand.scala
@@ -301,8 +301,9 @@ object TopicCommand {
       CommandLineUtils.checkInvalidArgs(parser, options, deleteConfigOpt, allTopicLevelOpts -- Set(alterOpt))
       CommandLineUtils.checkInvalidArgs(parser, options, partitionsOpt, allTopicLevelOpts -- Set(alterOpt, createOpt))
       CommandLineUtils.checkInvalidArgs(parser, options, replicationFactorOpt, allTopicLevelOpts -- Set(createOpt))
-      CommandLineUtils.checkInvalidArgs(parser, options, replicaAssignmentOpt,
-        allTopicLevelOpts -- Set(alterOpt, createOpt) + partitionsOpt + replicationFactorOpt)
+      CommandLineUtils.checkInvalidArgs(parser, options, replicaAssignmentOpt, allTopicLevelOpts -- Set(createOpt,alterOpt))
+      if(options.has(createOpt))
+          CommandLineUtils.checkInvalidArgs(parser, options, replicaAssignmentOpt, Set(partitionsOpt, replicationFactorOpt))
       CommandLineUtils.checkInvalidArgs(parser, options, reportUnderReplicatedPartitionsOpt,
         allTopicLevelOpts -- Set(describeOpt) + reportUnavailablePartitionsOpt + topicsWithOverridesOpt)
       CommandLineUtils.checkInvalidArgs(parser, options, reportUnavailablePartitionsOpt,