diff --git a/jrnl/jrnl.py b/jrnl/jrnl.py
index 5763a90d..97c01d74 100755
--- a/jrnl/jrnl.py
+++ b/jrnl/jrnl.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def parse_args(args=None):
 
     reading = parser.add_argument_group('Reading', 'Specifying either of these parameters will display posts of your journal')
     reading.add_argument('-from', dest='start_date', metavar="DATE", help='View entries after this date')
-    reading.add_argument('-to', dest='end_date', metavar="DATE", help='View entries before this date')
+    reading.add_argument('-until', '-to', dest='end_date', metavar="DATE", help='View entries before this date')
     reading.add_argument('-and', dest='strict', action="store_true", help='Filter by tags using AND (default: OR)')
     reading.add_argument('-n', dest='limit', default=None, metavar="N", help='Shows the last n entries matching the filter', nargs="?", type=int)
     reading.add_argument('-short', dest='short', action="store_true", help='Show only titles or line containing the search tags')