diff --git a/bin/create b/bin/create
index 088ff933c9..f8c148c7dd 100755
--- a/bin/create
+++ b/bin/create
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ var ConfigParser = require('cordova-common').ConfigParser;
 var Api = require('./templates/scripts/cordova/Api');
 
 var argv = require('nopt')({
-    'help': Boolean,
-    'cli': Boolean,
-    'shared': Boolean, // alias for --link
-    'link': Boolean
-}, { 'd': '--verbose' });
+    help: Boolean,
+    cli: Boolean,
+    shared: Boolean, // alias for --link
+    link: Boolean
+}, { d: '--verbose' });
 
 var projectPath = argv.argv.remain[0];
 
diff --git a/bin/templates/scripts/cordova/build b/bin/templates/scripts/cordova/build
index e795d13dd8..507e80e617 100755
--- a/bin/templates/scripts/cordova/build
+++ b/bin/templates/scripts/cordova/build
@@ -31,23 +31,23 @@ if (['--help', '/?', '-h', 'help', '-help', '/help'].indexOf(process.argv[2]) >=
 
 // Parse arguments
 var buildOpts = nopt({
-    'verbose': Boolean,
-    'silent': Boolean,
-    'archs': String,
-    'debug': Boolean,
-    'release': Boolean,
-    'device': Boolean,
-    'emulator': Boolean,
-    'codeSignIdentity': String,
-    'codeSignResourceRules': String,
-    'provisioningProfile': String,
-    'automaticProvisioning': Boolean,
-    'developmentTeam': String,
-    'packageType': String,
-    'buildConfig': String,
-    'buildFlag': [String, Array],
-    'noSign': Boolean
-}, { '-r': '--release', 'd': '--verbose' }, args);
+    verbose: Boolean,
+    silent: Boolean,
+    archs: String,
+    debug: Boolean,
+    release: Boolean,
+    device: Boolean,
+    emulator: Boolean,
+    codeSignIdentity: String,
+    codeSignResourceRules: String,
+    provisioningProfile: String,
+    automaticProvisioning: Boolean,
+    developmentTeam: String,
+    packageType: String,
+    buildConfig: String,
+    buildFlag: [String, Array],
+    noSign: Boolean
+}, { '-r': '--release', d: '--verbose' }, args);
 
 // Make buildOptions compatible with PlatformApi build method spec
 buildOpts.argv = buildOpts.argv.remain;
diff --git a/bin/templates/scripts/cordova/clean b/bin/templates/scripts/cordova/clean
index ccd4a56d56..6699e47419 100755
--- a/bin/templates/scripts/cordova/clean
+++ b/bin/templates/scripts/cordova/clean
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ if (['--help', '/?', '-h', 'help', '-help', '/help'].indexOf(process.argv[2]) >=
 
 // Do some basic argument parsing
 var opts = nopt({
-    'verbose': Boolean,
-    'silent': Boolean
-}, { 'd': '--verbose' });
+    verbose: Boolean,
+    silent: Boolean
+}, { d: '--verbose' });
 
 // Make buildOptions compatible with PlatformApi clean method spec
 opts.argv = opts.argv.original;
diff --git a/bin/templates/scripts/cordova/run b/bin/templates/scripts/cordova/run
index 81741c84fd..e42df50756 100755
--- a/bin/templates/scripts/cordova/run
+++ b/bin/templates/scripts/cordova/run
@@ -31,23 +31,23 @@ if (['--help', '/?', '-h', 'help', '-help', '/help'].indexOf(process.argv[2]) >=
 
 // Parse arguments (includes build params as well)
 var opts = nopt({
-    'verbose': Boolean,
-    'silent': Boolean,
-    'debug': Boolean,
-    'release': Boolean,
-    'nobuild': Boolean,
-    'archs': String,
-    'list': Boolean,
-    'device': Boolean,
-    'emulator': Boolean,
-    'target': String,
-    'codeSignIdentity': String,
-    'codeSignResourceRules': String,
-    'provisioningProfile': String,
-    'automaticProvisioning': Boolean,
-    'buildConfig': String,
-    'noSign': Boolean
-}, { 'd': '--verbose' }, args);
+    verbose: Boolean,
+    silent: Boolean,
+    debug: Boolean,
+    release: Boolean,
+    nobuild: Boolean,
+    archs: String,
+    list: Boolean,
+    device: Boolean,
+    emulator: Boolean,
+    target: String,
+    codeSignIdentity: String,
+    codeSignResourceRules: String,
+    provisioningProfile: String,
+    automaticProvisioning: Boolean,
+    buildConfig: String,
+    noSign: Boolean
+}, { d: '--verbose' }, args);
 
 // Make options compatible with PlatformApi build method spec
 opts.argv = opts.argv.remain;
diff --git a/bin/update b/bin/update
index 704ab1f3f7..abaf87f36a 100755
--- a/bin/update
+++ b/bin/update
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@
 var path = require('path');
 var Api = require('./templates/scripts/cordova/Api');
 var args = require('nopt')({
-    'link': Boolean,
-    'shared': Boolean, // alias for --link
-    'help': Boolean
-}, { 'd': '--verbose' });
+    link: Boolean,
+    shared: Boolean, // alias for --link
+    help: Boolean
+}, { d: '--verbose' });
 
 if (args.help || args.argv.remain.length === 0) {
     console.log('Usage: ' + path.relative(process.cwd(), path.join(__dirname, 'update')) + ' <path_to_project> [--link]');