diff --git a/sequencer.sh b/sequencer.sh
index 9834949..62b5df8 100755
--- a/sequencer.sh
+++ b/sequencer.sh
@@ -667,8 +667,8 @@ ask() {
 
   while getopts "fny" arg; do
     case "${arg}" in
-      -e) empty=1 ;;
-      -s) hidden="-s" ;;
+      e) empty=1 ;;
+      s) hidden="-s" ;;
       *) ;;
     esac
   done
@@ -801,15 +801,15 @@ addConf() {
 
   while getopts "acfms" ; do
     case "${arg}" in
-      -c) # create a new file
+      c) # create a new file
         addConfMultiError "${confMode}" && confMode="-c" ;;
-      -a) # append to existing file
+      a) # append to existing file
         addConfMultiError "${confMode}" && confMode="-a" ;;
-      -s) # skip if CONFIGFILE exists
+      s) # skip if CONFIGFILE exists
         addConfMultiError "${confMode}" && confMode="-s" ;;
-      -m) # only add content to missing conf and warn user
+      m) # only add content to missing conf and warn user
         addConfMultiError "${confMode}" && confMode="-m" ;;
-      -f) # choose if source is a file or text
+      f) # choose if source is a file or text
         transferCmd="cat" ;;
       *) ;;
     esac
@@ -1166,9 +1166,9 @@ initSeqConfig() {
 
   while getopts "ept" arg ; do
     case "${arg}" in
-      -e) createEmpty=1 ;;
-      -p) seqProfiles=1 ;;
-      -t) sourceAlways=1 ;;
+      e) createEmpty=1 ;;
+      p) seqProfiles=1 ;;
+      t) sourceAlways=1 ;;
       *) ;;
     esac
   done