diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 5551d0e0..b0fc1d76 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           for tabletfile in data/*.tablet; do
             echo "Checking $tabletfile"
-            ./tools/clean_svg.py --ignore-missing "$tabletfile" ""
+            ./tools/clean_svg.py --ignore-missing "$tabletfile"
           done
 
   ###
diff --git a/tools/clean_svg.py b/tools/clean_svg.py
index 544311c5..1163b3d2 100755
--- a/tools/clean_svg.py
+++ b/tools/clean_svg.py
@@ -317,11 +317,17 @@ def clean_svg(root, tabletname):
         default=False,
         help="Ignore .tablet files without a Layout",
     )
-    parser.add_argument("filename", type=str, help="SVG file to clean", metavar="FILE")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "filename",
+        type=str,
+        help="SVG file to clean or .tablet file with a Layout=xyz.svg line",
+        metavar="FILE",
+    )
     parser.add_argument(
         "tabletname",
         type=str,
-        help="The name of the tablet",
+        nargs="?",
+        help="The name of the tablet, can be omitted if FILE is a .tablet file",
         metavar="TABLET_NAME",
     )
     args = parser.parse_args()
@@ -338,6 +344,8 @@ def clean_svg(root, tabletname):
         config.read(args.filename)
         try:
             svgname = config["Device"]["Layout"]
+            if not svgname:
+                raise KeyError("Empty layout line")
         except KeyError:
             print(
                 f"{args.filename} does not specify a layout, skipping", file=sys.stderr
@@ -345,6 +353,8 @@ def clean_svg(root, tabletname):
             sys.exit(0 if args.ignore_missing else 77)
         svgfile = Path(args.filename).parent / "layouts" / svgname
         tabletname = config["Device"]["Name"]
+    else:
+        assert tabletname, "Argument TABLET_NAME must be provided for SVG files"
 
     ET.register_namespace("", NAMESPACE)
     try: