diff --git a/src/run-policy/run-submit-pol-job.py b/src/run-policy/run-submit-pol-job.py
index d9fdf1728df917adf5a39abcab0a17db1c305599..716784c2ee445fc1358efe560b3f7a1f031d44d4 100755
--- a/src/run-policy/run-submit-pol-job.py
+++ b/src/run-policy/run-submit-pol-job.py
@@ -20,10 +20,8 @@ def parse_args():
     parser.add_argument('-o','--outdir', type=str,
                         help="Directory to store the policy output in",
                         default='/data/rc/gpfs-policy/data')
-    parser.add_argument('-f','--outfile', type=str,
-                        help="Base name of the output file. Defaults to 'list-policy_[device-id]' where 'device-id'"
-                             "is the device stem when device is a path or just device when it is a fileset. The final"
-                             "file name will have the policy type, the job ID, and the run date tagged on the end")
+    parser.add_argument('-f','--log-prefix', type=str,
+                        help="Prefix for the policy output file. Defaults to 'list-policy_[device-id]' where 'device-id' is the device stem when device is a path or just device when it is a fileset. The final file name will have the policy type, the job ID, and the run date tagged on the end")
     parser.add_argument('--with-dirs', action='store_true',
                         help="Include directories as entries in the policy output (Default: false)")
     
@@ -107,12 +105,12 @@ def validate_output_directory(outdir):
         raise ValueError(f"{p} is not a valid output directory")
     return p
 
-def create_default_outfile(device):
+def create_default_log_prefix(device):
     if device.match('/data/user'):
-        outfile = 'list-policy_data_user'
+        log_prefix = 'list-policy_data_user'
     else:
-        outfile = f'list-policy_{device.stem}'
-    return outfile
+        log_prefix = f'list-policy_{device.stem}'
+    return log_prefix
 
 def main():
     args = parse_args()
@@ -126,15 +124,15 @@ def main():
 
     args['outdir'] = validate_output_directory(args['outdir'])
 
-    if args['outfile'] is None:
-        args['outfile'] = create_default_outfile(args['device'])
+    if args['log_prefix'] is None:
+        args['log_prefix'] = create_default_log_prefix(args['device'])
 
     if args['with_dirs']:
         args['policy'] = './policy-def/list-path-dirplus'
     else:
         args['policy'] = './policy-def/list-path-external'
 
-    cmd = "./submit-pol-job -o {outdir} -f {outfile} -P {policy} -N {nodes} -c {cores} -p {partition} -t {time} -m {mem_per_cpu} {device}".format(**args)
+    cmd = "./submit-pol-job -o {outdir} -f {log_prefix} -P {policy} -N {nodes} -c {cores} -p {partition} -t {time} -m {mem_per_cpu} {device}".format(**args)
     
     print(f"Command: {cmd}")
     subprocess.run(cmd,shell=True)