diff --git a/gguf-py/scripts/gguf-template.py b/gguf-py/scripts/gguf-template.py
index 1f5408965..b29c27c74 100644
--- a/gguf-py/scripts/gguf-template.py
+++ b/gguf-py/scripts/gguf-template.py
@@ -46,17 +46,17 @@ def get_chat_template(model_file: str) -> str:
         return ""
 
 
-def display_chat_template(chat_template: str, format_template: bool = False):
+def display_chat_template(chat_template: str, render_template: bool = False):
     """
     Display the chat template to standard output, optionally formatting it using Jinja2.
 
     Args:
         chat_template (str): The extracted chat template.
-        format_template (bool, optional): Whether to format the template using Jinja2. Defaults to False.
+        render_template (bool, optional): Whether to format the template using Jinja2. Defaults to False.
     """
-    logger.info(f"Format Template: {format_template}")
+    logger.info(f"Format Template: {render_template}")
 
-    if format_template:
+    if render_template:
         # Render the formatted template using Jinja2 with a context that includes 'bos_token' and 'eos_token'
         env = jinja2.Environment(
             loader=jinja2.BaseLoader(), trim_blocks=True, lstrip_blocks=True
@@ -98,9 +98,10 @@ def main():
     )
     parser.add_argument("model_file", type=str, help="Path to the GGUF model file")
     parser.add_argument(
-        "--format",
+        "-r",
+        "--render-template",
         action="store_true",
-        help="Format the chat template using Jinja2",
+        help="Render the chat template using Jinja2",
     )
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ def main():
     model_file = args.model_file
     chat_template = get_chat_template(model_file)
 
-    display_chat_template(chat_template, format_template=args.format)
+    display_chat_template(chat_template, render_template=args.render_template)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":