diff --git a/ee/cli/plugins/site.py b/ee/cli/plugins/site.py
index 00b55052..487b0d47 100644
--- a/ee/cli/plugins/site.py
+++ b/ee/cli/plugins/site.py
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ class EESiteUpdateController(CementBaseController):
                 dict(help='Use PageSpeed for site',
                      action='store' or 'store_const',
                      choices=('on', 'off'), const='on', nargs='?')),
-            (['--letsencrypt'],
+            (['-le','--letsencrypt'],
                 dict(help="configure letsencrypt ssl for the site",
                      action='store' or 'store_const',
                      choices=('on', 'off', 'renew'), const='on', nargs='?')),