diff --git a/features/format.feature b/features/format.feature
index b6dcede2..8d805184 100644
--- a/features/format.feature
+++ b/features/format.feature
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 Feature: Custom formats
 
+    Scenario: Short printing via --format flag
+        Given We use the config "pretty.yaml"
+        When we run "jrnl --format short -3"
+        Then we should get no error 
+        And the output should be pretty printed
+    
     Scenario: Pretty Printing aka the Default 
         Given We use the config "pretty.yaml"
         When we run "jrnl --format pretty -3"
diff --git a/jrnl/plugins/__init__.py b/jrnl/plugins/__init__.py
index dd4a9c5c..3eb4d5a2 100644
--- a/jrnl/plugins/__init__.py
+++ b/jrnl/plugins/__init__.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ __importers = [JRNLImporter]
 
 __exporter_types = {name: plugin for plugin in __exporters for name in plugin.names}
 __exporter_types["pretty"] = None
+__exporter_types["short"] = None
 __importer_types = {name: plugin for plugin in __importers for name in plugin.names}
 
 EXPORT_FORMATS = sorted(__exporter_types.keys())