diff --git a/jenkins-jobs b/jenkins-jobs
index 8c81d1178..5e1bf2706 100755
--- a/jenkins-jobs
+++ b/jenkins-jobs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def main():
     parser_delete.add_argument('name', help='name of job', nargs='+')
     parser.add_argument('--conf', dest='conf', help='Configuration file')
     parser.add_argument('-l', '--log_level', dest='log_level', default='info',
-                        help="Log level (default '%default')")
+                        help="Log level (default: %(default)s)")
     options = parser.parse_args()
 
     options.log_level = getattr(logging, options.log_level.upper(),