diff --git a/dokku b/dokku
index 3310ceeed..a2a6a59f5 100755
--- a/dokku
+++ b/dokku
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ case "$1" in
     ;;
 
   help|'')
-    echo "Usage: dokku [-q|--quiet|-t|--trace|--rm-container|-rm] COMMAND <app> [command-specific-options]"
+    echo "Usage: dokku [-q|--quiet|-t|--trace|--rm-container|--rm] COMMAND <app> [command-specific-options]"
     echo ""
     echo "Options:"
 
diff --git a/plugins/common/functions b/plugins/common/functions
index 1aae487f5..ec398033a 100644
--- a/plugins/common/functions
+++ b/plugins/common/functions
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ function parse_args() {
       --trace|-t)
         export DOKKU_TRACE=1
         ;;
-      --rm-container|-rm)
+      --rm-container|--rm)
         export DOKKU_RM_CONTAINER=1
         ;;
       --force|-f)