2 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 0261e491..6c017764 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ This file documents the major additions and syntax changes between releases.
 
         WARNINGS
         check_http behaviour of -k/--header changed since it does not seperate multiple headers by semicolons anymore. Use multiple -k switches instead.
+        check_http's --proxy_authorization option is now called --proxy-authorization (it was always documented this way)
 
 1.4.16 27th June 2012
         ENHANCEMENTS
diff --git a/plugins/check_http.c b/plugins/check_http.c
index 1576601b..c44bb3ac 100644
--- a/plugins/check_http.c
+++ b/plugins/check_http.c
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ process_arguments (int argc, char **argv)
     {"url", required_argument, 0, 'u'},
     {"port", required_argument, 0, 'p'},
     {"authorization", required_argument, 0, 'a'},
-    {"proxy_authorization", required_argument, 0, 'b'},
+    {"proxy-authorization", required_argument, 0, 'b'},
     {"header-string", required_argument, 0, 'd'},
     {"string", required_argument, 0, 's'},
     {"expect", required_argument, 0, 'e'},