diff --git a/src/cli/cli.js b/src/cli/cli.js
index 3a8a607..f16e6f9 100644
--- a/src/cli/cli.js
+++ b/src/cli/cli.js
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ program.command('makehtml')
   .option('-a, --append', 'Append data to output instead of overwriting. Ignored if writing to stdout', false)
   .option('-e, --extensions <extensions...>', 'Load the specified extensions. Should be valid paths to node compatible extensions')
   .option('-p, --flavor <flavor>', 'Run with a predetermined flavor of options. Default is vanilla', 'vanilla')
-  .option('-c, --config <config...>', 'Enables showdown makehtml parser config options. Overrides flavor')
+  .option('-c, --config <config...>', 'Enables showdown makehtml parser config options (example: strikethrough). Overrides flavor')
   .option('--config-help', 'Shows configuration options for showdown parser')
   .action(makehtmlCommand);
 
diff --git a/test/node/testsuite.cli.js b/test/node/testsuite.cli.js
index 02d372a..8c9e8f5 100644
--- a/test/node/testsuite.cli.js
+++ b/test/node/testsuite.cli.js
@@ -128,6 +128,16 @@ describe('showdown cli', function () {
         proc.stdout.should.equal('<p>this is a 😄</p>');
       });
 
+      it('should enable 2 showdown options (emoji and strikethrough)', function () {
+        var proc = spawnCLI('makehtml', ['-c', 'emoji', '-c', 'strikethrough'], {
+          input: 'this is ~~not~~ a :smile:',
+          encoding: 'utf-8'
+        });
+        proc.status.should.equal(0);
+        proc.stderr.should.contain('Enabling option emoji');
+        proc.stdout.should.equal('<p>this is <del>not</del> a 😄</p>');
+      });
+
       it('should ignore unrecognized options', function () {
         var proc = spawnCLI('makehtml', ['-c', 'foobar'], {
           input: 'foo',