diff --git a/metropolis/cli/metroctl/main.go b/metropolis/cli/metroctl/main.go
index 19b378d..a4ea438 100644
--- a/metropolis/cli/metroctl/main.go
+++ b/metropolis/cli/metroctl/main.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&flags.proxyAddr, "proxy", "", "SOCKS5 proxy address")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&flags.configPath, "config", filepath.Join(xdg.ConfigHome, "metroctl"), "An alternative cluster config path")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&flags.verbose, "verbose", false, "Log additional runtime information")
-	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&flags.format, "format", "f", "plaintext", "Data output format")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&flags.format, "format", "plaintext", "Data output format")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&flags.filter, "filter", "", "The object filter applied to the output data")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&flags.output, "output", "o", "", "Redirects output to the specified file")
 }