diff --git a/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/EssentialsCommand.java b/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/EssentialsCommand.java
index cd849b2d3..db19816f2 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/EssentialsCommand.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/EssentialsCommand.java
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public abstract class EssentialsCommand implements IEssentialsCommand {
         final Matcher matcher = ARGUMENT_PATTERN.matcher(usage);
         while (matcher.find()) {
             final String color = matcher.group(3).equals("<") ? tl("commandArgumentRequired") : tl("commandArgumentOptional");
-            matcher.appendReplacement(buffer, "$1" + color + matcher.group(2).replace("|", ChatColor.RED + "|" + color) + ChatColor.RESET);
+            matcher.appendReplacement(buffer, "$1" + color + matcher.group(2).replace("|", tl("commandArgumentOr") + "|" + color) + ChatColor.RESET);
         }
         matcher.appendTail(buffer);
         usageStrings.put(buffer.toString(), description);
diff --git a/Essentials/src/main/resources/messages.properties b/Essentials/src/main/resources/messages.properties
index 1b0498826..16e282a8b 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/main/resources/messages.properties
+++ b/Essentials/src/main/resources/messages.properties
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ clearinventoryCommandUsage3Description=Clears all (or the specified amount) of t
 clearinventoryconfirmtoggleCommandDescription=Toggles whether you are prompted to confirm inventory clears.
 clearinventoryconfirmtoggleCommandUsage=/<command>
 commandArgumentOptional=\u00a77
+commandArgumentOr=\u00a7c
 commandArgumentRequired=\u00a7e
 commandCooldown=\u00a7cYou cannot type that command for {0}.
 commandDisabled=\u00a7cThe command\u00a76 {0}\u00a7c is disabled.