diff --git a/tools/cli/src/mentat_cli/command_parser.rs b/tools/cli/src/mentat_cli/command_parser.rs
index 7f1eb0ae..aa81e4d7 100644
--- a/tools/cli/src/mentat_cli/command_parser.rs
+++ b/tools/cli/src/mentat_cli/command_parser.rs
@@ -72,10 +72,10 @@ impl Command {
     pub fn output(&self) -> String {
         match self {
             &Command::Query(ref args) => {
-                format!(".{} {}", QUERY_COMMAND, args)
+                format!(".{} {}", LONG_QUERY_COMMAND, args)
             },
             &Command::Transact(ref args) => {
-                format!(".{} {}", TRANSACT_COMMAND, args)
+                format!(".{} {}", LONG_TRANSACT_COMMAND, args)
             },
             &Command::Help(ref args) => {
                 format!(".{} {:?}", HELP_COMMAND, args)
@@ -135,13 +135,13 @@ pub fn command(s: &str) -> Result<Command, cli::Error> {
     let query_parser = try(string(LONG_QUERY_COMMAND)).or(try(string(SHORT_QUERY_COMMAND)))
                         .with(edn_arg_parser())
                         .map(|x| {
-                            Ok(Command::Query(x.into_iter().collect()))
+                            Ok(Command::Query(x))
                         });
 
     let transact_parser = try(string(LONG_TRANSACT_COMMAND)).or(try(string(SHORT_TRANSACT_COMMAND)))
                     .with(edn_arg_parser())
                     .map( |x| {
-                        Ok(Command::Transact(x.into_iter().collect()))
+                        Ok(Command::Transact(x))
                     });
 
     spaces()
diff --git a/tools/cli/src/mentat_cli/repl.rs b/tools/cli/src/mentat_cli/repl.rs
index fd6b3376..9f84060c 100644
--- a/tools/cli/src/mentat_cli/repl.rs
+++ b/tools/cli/src/mentat_cli/repl.rs
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ use command_parser::{
     Command, 
     HELP_COMMAND, 
     OPEN_COMMAND,
-    QUERY_COMMAND,
-    ALT_QUERY_COMMAND,
-    TRANSACT_COMMAND,
-    ALT_TRANSACT_COMMAND,
+    LONG_QUERY_COMMAND,
+    SHORT_QUERY_COMMAND,
+    LONG_TRANSACT_COMMAND,
+    SHORT_TRANSACT_COMMAND,
 };
 use input::InputReader;
 use input::InputResult::{
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ lazy_static! {
         let mut map = HashMap::new();
         map.insert(HELP_COMMAND, "Show help for commands.");
         map.insert(OPEN_COMMAND, "Open a database at path.");
-        map.insert(QUERY_COMMAND, "Execute a query against the current open database.");
-        map.insert(ALT_QUERY_COMMAND, "Shortcut for `.query`. Execute a query against the current open database.");
-        map.insert(TRANSACT_COMMAND, "Execute a transact against the current open database.");
-        map.insert(ALT_TRANSACT_COMMAND, "Shortcut for `.transact`. Execute a transact against the current open database.");
+        map.insert(LONG_QUERY_COMMAND, "Execute a query against the current open database.");
+        map.insert(SHORT_QUERY_COMMAND, "Shortcut for `.query`. Execute a query against the current open database.");
+        map.insert(LONG_TRANSACT_COMMAND, "Execute a transact against the current open database.");
+        map.insert(SHORT_TRANSACT_COMMAND, "Shortcut for `.transact`. Execute a transact against the current open database.");
         map
     };
 }