diff --git a/src/interface/parse_args.hpp b/src/interface/parse_args.hpp
index 06e3aff2..29c97c9b 100644
--- a/src/interface/parse_args.hpp
+++ b/src/interface/parse_args.hpp
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ void parse_args(int argc,
                                                        {'G', "wflign-params"});
     args::ValueFlag<float> wflign_max_mash_dist(alignment_opts, "N", "maximum mash distance to perform the alignment in a wflambda segment [default: adaptive with respect to the estimated identity]", {'b', "max-mash-dist"});
     args::ValueFlag<int> wflign_min_wavefront_length(alignment_opts, "N", "min wavefront length for heuristic WFlign [default: 1024]", {'j', "wflign-min-wf-len"});
-    args::ValueFlag<int> wflign_max_distance_threshold(alignment_opts, "N", "max distance threshold for heuristic WFlign [default: 2048/(estimated_identity^2)]", {'q', "wflign-max-disttance"});
+    args::ValueFlag<int> wflign_max_distance_threshold(alignment_opts, "N", "max distance threshold for heuristic WFlign [default: 2048/(estimated_identity^2)]", {'q', "wflign-max-distance"});
 
     // patching parameter
     args::ValueFlag<std::string> wflign_max_len_major(alignment_opts, "N", "maximum length to patch in the major axis [default: 512*segment-length]", {'C', "max-patch-major"});