diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9fee2f6..2d3fb22 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ msgfmt = {a.style('==>','bold')} {a.style('$(1)','b_magenta')} {a.style('<==','b
 msg = $(call tprint,$(call msgfmt ,$(1)))
 
 ### task.mk development | args: --divider --align center
-
 ## bootstrap | generate local dev environment
 .PHONY: bootstrap
 bootstrap:
diff --git a/src/help.py b/src/help.py
index 3cc10d4..9a41918 100644
--- a/src/help.py
+++ b/src/help.py
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ pattern = re.compile(
 
 def rawargs(argstring):
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
-    parser.add_argument("-a", "--align")
+    parser.add_argument("--align")
     parser.add_argument("-d", "--divider", action="store_true")
     parser.add_argument("-ws", "--whitespace", action="store_true")
-    return parser.parse_known_args(argstring.split())
+    return parser.parse_args(argstring.split())
 
 
 def gen_makefile():
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def print_goal(goal, msg, max_goal_len):
 
 
 def print_rawmsg(msg, argstr, maxlens):
-    args, unknown = rawargs(argstr)
+    args = rawargs(argstr)
     if msg:
         if args.align == "sep":
             print(
diff --git a/task.mk b/task.mk
index 1c3c63d..4593067 100644
--- a/task.mk
+++ b/task.mk
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # }> [github.com/daylinmorgan/task.mk] <{ #
 # Copyright (c) 2022 Daylin Morgan
 # MIT License
-# version: v22.9.12-6-gf9cb3f6-dev
+# version: v22.9.12-7-g5eb3e21-dev
 #
 # task.mk should be included at the bottom of your Makefile.
 # See below for the standard configuration options that should be set prior to including this file.
@@ -116,10 +116,10 @@ pattern = re.compile(
 
 def rawargs(argstring):
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
-    parser.add_argument("-a", "--align")
+    parser.add_argument("--align")
     parser.add_argument("-d", "--divider", action="store_true")
     parser.add_argument("-ws", "--whitespace", action="store_true")
-    return parser.parse_known_args(argstring.split())
+    return parser.parse_args(argstring.split())
 
 
 def gen_makefile():
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ def print_goal(goal, msg, max_goal_len):
 
 
 def print_rawmsg(msg, argstr, maxlens):
-    args, unknown = rawargs(argstr)
+    args = rawargs(argstr)
     if msg:
         if args.align == "sep":
             print(