diff --git a/doc/source/basicgameplay/terminal.rst b/doc/source/basicgameplay/terminal.rst
index 638ab3320..1ee640f24 100644
--- a/doc/source/basicgameplay/terminal.rst
+++ b/doc/source/basicgameplay/terminal.rst
@@ -432,10 +432,10 @@ empty file will be created.
 ps
 ^^
 
-    $ ps [-g pattern]
+    $ ps [-g, --grep pattern]
 
 Prints all scripts that are currently running on the current server.
-The :code:`-g pattern` option will only output running scripts where the name matches the provided pattern.
+The :code:`-g, --grep pattern` option will only output running scripts where the name matches the provided pattern.
 
 rm
 ^^
diff --git a/src/Terminal/commands/ps.ts b/src/Terminal/commands/ps.ts
index cf122193f..695d9a71d 100644
--- a/src/Terminal/commands/ps.ts
+++ b/src/Terminal/commands/ps.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { ITerminal } from "../ITerminal";
 import { IRouter } from "../../ui/Router";
 import { IPlayer } from "../../PersonObjects/IPlayer";
 import { BaseServer } from "../../Server/BaseServer";
+import * as libarg from "arg"
 
 export function ps(
   terminal: ITerminal,
@@ -10,14 +11,24 @@ export function ps(
   server: BaseServer,
   args: (string | number | boolean)[],
 ): void {
-  if (args.length === 1 || args.length === 2 || args.length > 3) {
-    terminal.error("Incorrect usage of ps command. Usage: ps [| grep <pattern>]");
+  let flags;
+  try{
+    flags = libarg({
+      '--grep': String,
+      '-g': '--grep'
+    },
+      { argv: args }
+    )
+  }catch(e){
+    // catch passing only -g / --grep with no string to use as the search
+    terminal.error("Incorrect usage of ps command. Usage: ps [-g, --grep pattern]");
     return;
   }
-  if(args[0] === '|' && args[1] === 'grep'){
-    const pattern = new RegExp(`${args[2].toString()}`)
-    const matching = server.runningScripts.filter((x) => pattern.test(x.filename))
-    for(let i = 0; i < matching.length; i++){
+  const pattern = flags['--grep']
+  if (pattern) {
+    const re = new RegExp(pattern.toString())
+    const matching = server.runningScripts.filter((x) => re.test(x.filename))
+    for (let i = 0; i < matching.length; i++) {
       const rsObj = matching[i];
       let res = `(PID - ${rsObj.pid}) ${rsObj.filename}`;
       for (let j = 0; j < rsObj.args.length; ++j) {
@@ -25,7 +36,8 @@ export function ps(
       }
       terminal.print(res);
     }
-  }else if(args.length === 0){
+  } 
+  if(args.length === 0){
     for (let i = 0; i < server.runningScripts.length; i++) {
       const rsObj = server.runningScripts[i];
       let res = `(PID - ${rsObj.pid}) ${rsObj.filename}`;
@@ -34,8 +46,5 @@ export function ps(
       }
       terminal.print(res);
     }
-  }else{
-    terminal.error("Incorrect usage of ps command. Usage: ps [| grep <pattern>]");
-    return;
   }
 }