diff --git a/alignment/dnaseqalign.sh b/alignment/dnaseqalign.sh
index c5793fab889db52afe5d17c5a82ae3efc1632507..219f7f822c4cfd2f14c4287c73ba241f88342113 100644
--- a/alignment/dnaseqalign.sh
+++ b/alignment/dnaseqalign.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ usage() {
   echo "-x  --FastQ R1"
   echo "-y  --FastQ R2"
   echo "-p  --Prefix for output file name"
-  echo "-u UMI"
+  echo "-u  --UMI"
   echo "Example: bash dnaseqalign.sh -p prefix -u 1 -r /project/shared/bicf_workflow_ref/GRCh38 -x SRR1551047_1.fastq.gz  -y SRR1551047_2.fastq.gz"
   exit 1
 }
diff --git a/alignment/rnaseqalign.sh b/alignment/rnaseqalign.sh
index de0e0e67af5fd686483e5c6926dd11137637d9e0..52de23a8cf88b632fe7dc5dd8fb8f3315e82ad86 100644
--- a/alignment/rnaseqalign.sh
+++ b/alignment/rnaseqalign.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ usage() {
   echo "-y  --FastQ R2"
   echo "-a  --Method: hisat or star"
   echo "-p  --Prefix for output file name"
-  echo "-u  [UMI sequences are in FQ Read Name]"
+  echo "-u  --UMI sequences are in FQ Read Name"
   echo "Example: bash rnaseqalign.sh -a hisat -p prefix -u -r /project/shared/bicf_workflow_ref/GRCh38 -x SRR1551047_1.fastq.gz  -y SRR1551047_2.fastq.gz"
   exit 1
 }