diff --git a/scripts/footprint/upload_data.py b/scripts/footprint/upload_data.py
index 0084656..b684d4c 100755
--- a/scripts/footprint/upload_data.py
+++ b/scripts/footprint/upload_data.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     global args
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         description=__doc__,
-        formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter)
+        formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter, allow_abbrev=False)
 
     parser.add_argument("-d", "--data", help="Data Directory")
     parser.add_argument("-y", "--dryrun", action="store_true", help="Dry run, do not upload to database")