diff --git a/protogeni/test/createimage.py b/protogeni/test/createimage.py
index 9a2c82f98a333ce6497a54526114f7499300c94c..3a9442566f8e4aa7d36bd2b013dd30d25dc3581f 100755
--- a/protogeni/test/createimage.py
+++ b/protogeni/test/createimage.py
@@ -39,6 +39,27 @@ import re
 
 ACCEPTSLICENAME=1
 
+def Usage():
+    print "usage: " + sys.argv[ 0 ] + " [option...] imagename sliver-urn [global]"
+    print """Options:
+    -c file, --credentials=file         read self-credentials from file
+                                            [default: query from SA]
+    -d, --debug                         be verbose about XML methods invoked
+    -f file, --certificate=file         read SSL certificate from file
+                                            [default: ~/.ssl/encrypted.pem]
+    -h, --help                          show options and usage
+    -l uri, --sa=uri                    specify uri of slice authority
+                                            [default: local]
+    -m uri, --cm=uri                    specify uri of component manager
+                                            [default: local]
+    -n name, --slicename=name           specify human-readable name of slice
+                                            [default: mytestslice]
+    -p file, --passphrase=file          read passphrase from file
+                                            [default: ~/.ssl/password]
+    -r file, --read-commands=file       specify additional configuration file
+    -s file, --slicecredentials=file    read slice credentials from file
+                                            [default: query from SA]"""
+
 debug    = 0
 impotent = 1
 doglobal = 1
diff --git a/protogeni/test/test-common.py b/protogeni/test/test-common.py
index 0e80f0d53b822810b1661c1c5158db955a4539fb..0febf467d661f5587f13b880697c15a3b42ff96c 100755
--- a/protogeni/test/test-common.py
+++ b/protogeni/test/test-common.py
@@ -84,12 +84,12 @@ if "Usage" not in dir():
                                             [default: query from SA]"""
 
 try:
-    opts, REQARGS = getopt.getopt( sys.argv[ 1: ], "a:c:df:hl:m:n:p:r:s:",
-                                   [ "admincredentials=", "credentials=",
-                                     "debug", "certificate=",
-                                     "help", "sa=", "cm=", "slicename=",
-                                     "passphrase=", "read-commands=",
-                                     "slicecredentials=", "delete" ] )
+    opts, REQARGS = getopt.gnu_getopt( sys.argv[ 1: ], "a:c:df:hl:m:n:p:r:s:",
+                                       [ "admincredentials=", "credentials=",
+                                         "debug", "certificate=",
+                                         "help", "sa=", "cm=", "slicename=",
+                                         "passphrase=", "read-commands=",
+                                         "slicecredentials=", "delete" ] )
 except getopt.GetoptError, err:
     print >> sys.stderr, str( err )
     Usage()