diff --git a/src/core/CLToolMain.cpp b/src/core/CLToolMain.cpp
index a4a20762b083ad4c327e17116850c49e08932cc4..9d13933d593148b90e934647d961c0a31b1e5186 100644
--- a/src/core/CLToolMain.cpp
+++ b/src/core/CLToolMain.cpp
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ int CLToolMain::run(int argc, char **argv,FILE*in,FILE*out,Communicator& pc){
  if(printhelp){
     string msg=
         "Usage: plumed [options] [command] [command options]\n"
-        "  plumed [command] -h       : to print help for a specific command\n"
+        "  plumed [command] -h|--help: to print help for a specific command\n"
         "Options:\n"
         "  [help|-h|--help]          : to print this help\n"
         "  [--has-mpi]               : fails if plumed is running without MPI\n"