diff --git a/lib/forever/cli.js b/lib/forever/cli.js
index 30cb11b3..234544a5 100644
--- a/lib/forever/cli.js
+++ b/lib/forever/cli.js
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ var argvOptions = cli.argvOptions = {
   'command':   {alias: 'c'},
   'errFile':   {alias: 'e'},
   'logFile':   {alias: 'l'},
-  'append': {alias: ['a', 'append'], boolean: true},
+  'append':    {alias: 'a', boolean: true},
   'max':       {alias: 'm'},
   'outFile':   {alias: 'o'},
   'path':      {alias: 'p'},