diff --git a/create_algorithm_package.sh b/create_algorithm_package.sh
index 630ddc449168e5815a401d0cdf40df579b5fa22e..68ea5e6ceb6b75bd79da4e7fd96c3a8fb5ad74f2 100755
--- a/create_algorithm_package.sh
+++ b/create_algorithm_package.sh
@@ -22,22 +22,25 @@ echo "/**********************************************/"
 echo "/* Creating New IRI_ROS Simple Algorithm Node */"
 echo "/**********************************************/"
 
-usage="Usage: create_algorithm_package.sh -n node_name [-i [other_prefix]]\n
+usage="Usage: create_algorithm_package.sh -n node_name [-i] [-p <prefix>]\n
 Parameters:\n
 \t-i: avoid adding the default iri_ prefix to the provided node name.\n
-\t-i other_prefix: replaces default iri_ prefix with specified other_prefix_."
+\t-p <prefix>: replaces default iri_ prefix with specified <prefix>_."
 input_name=
 use_iri_prefix=true
 input_prefix=
 
 #check for input project name paramenter
-while getopts “:n:i:” OPTION
+while getopts “:n:ip:” OPTION
 do
   case $OPTION in
     n)
        input_name=$OPTARG
        ;;
     i)
+       use_iri_prefix=false
+       ;;
+    p)
        use_iri_prefix=false
        input_prefix=$OPTARG
        ;;