diff --git a/confluent_client/bin/nodeconsole b/confluent_client/bin/nodeconsole
index ba0e7754..73aeae62 100755
--- a/confluent_client/bin/nodeconsole
+++ b/confluent_client/bin/nodeconsole
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ argparser.add_option('-t', '--tile', action='store_true', default=False,
                      help='Tile console windows in the terminal')
 argparser.add_option('-l', '--log', action='store_true', default=False,
                      help='Enter log replay mode instead of showing a live console')
-argparser.add_option('-w','--wcons', action='store_true', default=False,
-                     help='Enter wcons mode, opening xterm windows for every node')
+argparser.add_option('-w','--windowed', action='store_true', default=False,
+                     help='Open terminal windows for each node')
 (options, args) = argparser.parse_args()
 if len(args) != 1:
     argparser.print_help()
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ if options.log:
     logreader.replay_to_console(logname)
     sys.exit(0)
 #added functionality for wcons
-if options.wcons:
+if options.windowed:
     nodes = []
     sess = client.Command()
     for res in sess.read('/noderange/{0}/nodes/'.format(args[0])):
diff --git a/confluent_client/doc/man/nodeconsole.ronn b/confluent_client/doc/man/nodeconsole.ronn
index c022ee90..286e14e1 100644
--- a/confluent_client/doc/man/nodeconsole.ronn
+++ b/confluent_client/doc/man/nodeconsole.ronn
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ a new session.
   If in collective mode, this only makes sense to use on the current collective
   manager at this time.
   
-* `-w`, `--wcons`:
+* `-w`, `--windowed`:
   Openes separate xterm windows for each console in the node range provided. This 
-  works for xterm only, for now. The terminal windows opened are not tiled. 
+  works for xterm only.
 
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