diff --git a/gitinspector/gitinspector.py b/gitinspector/gitinspector.py
index d0eb1f8..4809e1d 100755
--- a/gitinspector/gitinspector.py
+++ b/gitinspector/gitinspector.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def main():
 		__opts__, __args__ = getopt.gnu_getopt(sys.argv[1:], "cf:F:hHlmrTwx:", ["checkout-missing", "exclude=",
 		                                                     "file-types=", "format=", "hard", "help", "list-file-types",
 		                                                     "metrics", "responsibilities", "since=", "grading",
-		                                                     "timeline", "until=", "version"])
+		                                                     "timeline", "until=", "version", "weeks"])
 		for arg in __args__:
 			__run__.repo = arg
 
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ def main():
 				__run__.timeline = True
 			elif o in("--until"):
 				interval.set_until(a)
-			elif o in("-w"):
+			elif o in("-w", "--weeks"):
 				__run__.useweeks = True
 			elif o in("-x", "--exclude"):
 				filtering.add(a)
diff --git a/gitinspector/help.py b/gitinspector/help.py
index ad4601a..6301aca 100644
--- a/gitinspector/help.py
+++ b/gitinspector/help.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
   -T, --timeline               show commit timeline, including author names
       --until=DATE             only show statistics for commits older than a
                                  specific date
-  -w                           show all statistical information in weeks
+  -w, --weeks                  show all statistical information in weeks
                                  instead of in months
   -x, --exclude=PATTERN        an exclusion pattern describing file names that
                                  should be excluded from the statistics; can
diff --git a/gitinspector/translations/messages.pot b/gitinspector/translations/messages.pot
index 44e14d3..d74a9d4 100644
--- a/gitinspector/translations/messages.pot
+++ b/gitinspector/translations/messages.pot
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ msgid ""
 "  -T, --timeline               show commit timeline, including author names\n"
 "      --until=DATE             only show statistics for commits older than a\n"
 "                                 specific date\n"
-"  -w                           show all statistical information in weeks\n"
+"  -w, --weeks                  show all statistical information in weeks\n"
 "                                 instead of in months\n"
 "  -x, --exclude=PATTERN        an exclusion pattern describing file names that\n"
 "                                 should be excluded from the statistics; can\n"
diff --git a/gitinspector/translations/messages_sv.mo b/gitinspector/translations/messages_sv.mo
index 9027567..c70d4fe 100644
Binary files a/gitinspector/translations/messages_sv.mo and b/gitinspector/translations/messages_sv.mo differ
diff --git a/gitinspector/translations/messages_sv.po b/gitinspector/translations/messages_sv.po
index 2c5e43c..86dd954 100644
--- a/gitinspector/translations/messages_sv.po
+++ b/gitinspector/translations/messages_sv.po
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ msgid ""
 "      --until=DATE             only show statistics for commits older than "
 "a\n"
 "                                 specific date\n"
-"  -w                           show all statistical information in weeks\n"
+"  -w, --weeks                  show all statistical information in weeks\n"
 "                                 instead of in months\n"
 "  -x, --exclude=PATTERN        an exclusion pattern describing file names "
 "that\n"
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ msgstr ""
 "      --until=DATUM            beräkna endast statistik för inlämningar "
 "äldre\n"
 "                                 än ett angivet datum\n"
-"  -w                           visa statistisk information indelad i veckor\n"
+"  -w, --weeks                  visa statistisk information indelad i veckor\n"
 "                                 istället för månader\n"
 "  -x, --exclude=MÖNSTER        ett uteslutningsmönster som anger de filnamn\n"
 "                                 som ska uteslutas ur statistiken; kan "