diff --git a/symmetric-assemble/src/asciidoc/appendix/dbexport.ad b/symmetric-assemble/src/asciidoc/appendix/dbexport.ad
index aeaed02516..fd95cb54fc 100644
--- a/symmetric-assemble/src/asciidoc/appendix/dbexport.ad
+++ b/symmetric-assemble/src/asciidoc/appendix/dbexport.ad
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ They are as follows:
 - *--schema <arg>* : Look for tables in schema.
 - *--sql <arg>* : Run custom SQL to select data.
 - *--use-jdbc-timestamp-format <arg>* : When true db export uses {ts 'yyyy-MM-dd h:mm:ss.SSS'} format for exported dates and times.  Defaults to true.
+- *--use-sym-db* : Use the database that contains SymmetricDS's tables.  This only applies for nodes that are load only, extract only, or log based.
 - *--use-variable-dates* : Substitute dates as ${curdate+-millis}.
 - *-v, --verbose* : Use verbose format for console output.
 - *--where <arg>* : Specify the SQL for the "where" clause.
diff --git a/symmetric-client/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/DbExportCommand.java b/symmetric-client/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/DbExportCommand.java
index 1e72f863a8..2008ab3b54 100644
--- a/symmetric-client/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/DbExportCommand.java
+++ b/symmetric-client/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/DbExportCommand.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public class DbExportCommand extends AbstractCommandLauncher {
     private static final String OPTION_DIR = "dir";
     private static final String OPTION_WHERE = "where";
     private static final String OPTION_EXCLUDE_COLUMNS = "exclude-columns";
-    private static final String OPTION_SYMMETRIC_PLATFORM = "symmetric";
+    private static final String OPTION_USE_SYM_DB = "use-sym-db";
 
     public DbExportCommand() {
         super("dbexport", "[tablename...]", "DbExport.Option.");
@@ -98,12 +98,12 @@ protected void buildOptions(Options options) {
         addOption(options, null, OPTION_WHERE, true);
         addOption(options, "i", OPTION_COMMENTS, false);
         addOption(options, null, OPTION_EXCLUDE_COLUMNS, true);
-        addOption(options, null, OPTION_SYMMETRIC_PLATFORM, false);
+        addOption(options, null, OPTION_USE_SYM_DB, false);
     }
 
     @Override
     protected boolean executeWithOptions(CommandLine line) throws Exception {
-        DbExport dbExport = new DbExport(getDatabasePlatform(false, line.hasOption(OPTION_SYMMETRIC_PLATFORM)));
+        DbExport dbExport = new DbExport(getDatabasePlatform(false, line.hasOption(OPTION_USE_SYM_DB)));
         if (line.hasOption(OPTION_DIR)) {
             String dir = line.getOptionValue(OPTION_DIR);
             if (new File(dir).exists()) {
diff --git a/symmetric-client/src/main/resources/symmetric-messages.properties b/symmetric-client/src/main/resources/symmetric-messages.properties
index 09cac14ce5..2aec7a6142 100644
--- a/symmetric-client/src/main/resources/symmetric-messages.properties
+++ b/symmetric-client/src/main/resources/symmetric-messages.properties
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ DbExport.Option.sql=Run custom SQL to select data.
 DbExport.Option.where=Specify the SQL for the "where" clause
 DbExport.Option.dir=Indicate a directory to use for the export of files.  If the dir is specified, then a file per table will be written to the directory.
 DbExport.Option.exclude-columns=A comma separated list of columns to exclude from the exported tables.
+DbExport.Option.use-sym-db=Use the database that contains SymmetricDS's tables.  This only applies for nodes that are load only, extract only, or log based.
 
 DbImport.Option.format=Input format: SQL, CSV, XML, or SYM_XML.
 DbImport.Option.catalog=Look for tables in catalog.