diff --git a/jrnl/cli.py b/jrnl/cli.py
index f424b913..b1f653e1 100644
--- a/jrnl/cli.py
+++ b/jrnl/cli.py
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ def parse_args(args=None):
     exporting = parser.add_argument_group('Export / Import', 'Options for transmogrifying your journal')
     exporting.add_argument('-s', '--short', dest='short', action="store_true", help='Show only titles or line containing the search tags')
     exporting.add_argument('--tags', dest='tags', action="store_true", help='Returns a list of all tags and number of occurences')
-    exporting.add_argument('--export', metavar='TYPE', dest='export', choices=plugins.BaseExporter.PLUGIN_NAMES, help='Export your journal. TYPE can be %s.' % plugins.BaseExporter.get_plugin_types_string(), default=False, const=None)
+    exporting.add_argument('--export', metavar='TYPE', dest='export', choices=plugins.BaseExporter.PLUGIN_NAMES, help='Export your journal. TYPE can be {}.'.format(plugins.BaseExporter.get_plugin_types_string()), default=False, const=None)
     exporting.add_argument('-o', metavar='OUTPUT', dest='output', help='Optionally specifies output file when using --export. If OUTPUT is a directory, exports each entry into an individual file instead.', default=False, const=None)
-    exporting.add_argument('--import', metavar='TYPE', dest='import_', choices=plugins.BaseImporter.PLUGIN_NAMES, help='Import entries into your journal. TYPE can be %s, and it defaults to jrnl if nothing else is specified.' % plugins.BaseImporter.get_plugin_types_string(), default=False, const='jrnl', nargs='?')
+    exporting.add_argument('--import', metavar='TYPE', dest='import_', choices=plugins.BaseImporter.PLUGIN_NAMES, help='Import entries into your journal. TYPE can be {}, and it defaults to jrnl if nothing else is specified.'.format(plugins.BaseImporter.get_plugin_types_string()), default=False, const='jrnl', nargs='?')
     exporting.add_argument('-i', metavar='INPUT', dest='input', help='Optionally specifies input file when using --import.', default=False, const=None)
     exporting.add_argument('--encrypt', metavar='FILENAME', dest='encrypt', help='Encrypts your existing journal with a new password', nargs='?', default=False, const=None)
     exporting.add_argument('--decrypt', metavar='FILENAME', dest='decrypt', help='Decrypts your journal and stores it in plain text', nargs='?', default=False, const=None)