diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index a1214c1d..9a1f480d 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -71,12 +71,12 @@ case "$1" in
 	newsite)
 		while getopts ':site:type:ssl:proxy_scheme:proxy_host:proxy_port:' flag; do
 		    case "${flag}" in
-		        site) NEW_SITE=$OPTARG ;;
-		        type) SITE_TYPE=$OPTARG ;;
-		        ssl) CREATE_SSL=$OPTARG ;;
-				proxy_scheme) PROXYSCHEME=$OPTARG ;;
-				proxy_host) PROXYHOST=$OPTARG ;;
-				proxy_port) PROXYPORT=$OPTARG ;;
+		        d) NEW_SITE=$OPTARG ;;
+		        t) SITE_TYPE=$OPTARG ;;
+		        s) CREATE_SSL=$OPTARG ;;
+				S) PROXYSCHEME=$OPTARG ;;
+				H) PROXYHOST=$OPTARG ;;
+				P) PROXYPORT=$OPTARG ;;
 		   	 	:)
 					echo "Invalid option: '${OPTARG}' requires an argument" 1>&2
 					echo ""
@@ -185,12 +185,12 @@ case "$1" in
 		echo ""
 		echo -e "Usage: ${idsCL[Yellow]}nodemgmt newcert${idsCL[Default]} {"
 		width=36
-		printf "%-${width}s: %s\n" "    -site {FQDN address}" "(*required)"
-		printf "%-${width}s: %s\n" "    -type {'local' or 'proxy'}" "(defaults to local)"
-		printf "%-${width}s: %s\n" "    -ssl {true or false}" "(defaults to true)"
-		printf "%-${width}s: %s\n" "    -proxy_scheme {http or https}" "(required if type set to proxy)"
-		printf "%-${width}s: %s\n" "    -proxy_host {IP or FQDN}" "(required if type set to proxy)"
-		printf "%-${width}s: %s\n" "    -proxy_port {host port}" "(required if type set to proxy)"
+		printf "%-${width}s: %s\n" "    -d {FQDN address}" "(*required)"
+		printf "%-${width}s: %s\n" "    -t {'local' or 'proxy'}" "(defaults to local)"
+		printf "%-${width}s: %s\n" "    -s {true or false}" "(defaults to true)"
+		printf "%-${width}s: %s\n" "    -S {http or https}" "(required if type set to proxy)"
+		printf "%-${width}s: %s\n" "    -H {IP or FQDN}" "(required if type set to proxy)"
+		printf "%-${width}s: %s\n" "    -P {host port}" "(required if type set to proxy)"
 		echo "}"
 	fi 
 	exit 1