diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 757264fbf..ca1988816 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ CONFIGURATIONS:
    -r, -resolvers string       file containing resolver list for nuclei
    -sr, -system-resolvers      use system DNS resolving as error fallback
    -passive                    enable passive HTTP response processing mode
-   -env-vars                   enable environment variables support to be used in template
+   -ev, -env-vars              enable environment variables support to be used in template
    -cc, -client-cert           client certificate file (PEM-encoded) used for authenticating against scanned hosts
    -ck, -client-key            client key file (PEM-encoded) used for authenticating against scanned hosts
    -ca, -client-ca             client certificate authority file (PEM-encoded) used for authenticating against scanned hosts
diff --git a/v2/cmd/nuclei/main.go b/v2/cmd/nuclei/main.go
index 43b9608c5..1b898f68e 100644
--- a/v2/cmd/nuclei/main.go
+++ b/v2/cmd/nuclei/main.go
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ on extensive configurability, massive extensibility and ease of use.`)
 		flagSet.StringVarP(&options.ResolversFile, "resolvers", "r", "", "file containing resolver list for nuclei"),
 		flagSet.BoolVarP(&options.SystemResolvers, "system-resolvers", "sr", false, "use system DNS resolving as error fallback"),
 		flagSet.BoolVar(&options.OfflineHTTP, "passive", false, "enable passive HTTP response processing mode"),
-		flagSet.BoolVar(&options.EnvironmentVariables, "env-vars", false, "enable environment variables to be used in template"),
+		flagSet.BoolVarP(&options.EnvironmentVariables, "env-vars", "ev", false, "enable environment variables to be used in template"),
 		flagSet.StringVarP(&options.ClientCertFile, "client-cert", "cc", "", "client certificate file (PEM-encoded) used for authenticating against scanned hosts"),
 		flagSet.StringVarP(&options.ClientKeyFile, "client-key", "ck", "", "client key file (PEM-encoded) used for authenticating against scanned hosts"),
 		flagSet.StringVarP(&options.ClientCAFile, "client-ca", "ca", "", "client certificate authority file (PEM-encoded) used for authenticating against scanned hosts"),