diff --git a/runner.h b/runner.h
index 4ac136d..a5c12fb 100644
--- a/runner.h
+++ b/runner.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #define ALPHA_OFFSET 6
 #define TOK_LEN 3
 #define ST_LEN 2
-#define HELP "HELP:\nHow to run the alpha compiler:\n./alpha [options] program\nValid options:\n-tok   output the token number, token, line number, and column number for each of the tokens to the .tok file\n-st    output the symbol table for the program to the .st file\n"
+#define HELP "HELP:\nHow to run the alpha compiler:\n./alpha [options] program\nValid options:\n-tok   output the token number, token, line number, and column number for each of the tokens to the .tok file\n-st    output the symbol table for the program to the .st file\n-help  print this message and exit the alpha compiler\n"
 //use to set flags for arg types
 #define SET_FLAG 1