diff --git a/python/CHANGELOG b/python/CHANGELOG
index f972ed346..52daab3ca 100644
--- a/python/CHANGELOG
+++ b/python/CHANGELOG
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 - introduced PerAccount and Global hooks that plugins can implement 
 
-- introduced `member_added()` and `member_removed` plugin events. 
+- introduced `member_added()` and `member_removed()` plugin events. 
 
 - introduced two documented examples for an echo and a group-membership
   tracking plugin. 
diff --git a/python/src/deltachat/__init__.py b/python/src/deltachat/__init__.py
index f1e140685..e54a95cbf 100644
--- a/python/src/deltachat/__init__.py
+++ b/python/src/deltachat/__init__.py
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ def run_cmdline(argv=None, account_plugins=None):
     if argv is None:
         argv = sys.argv
 
-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(prog="simple-echo")
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(prog=argv[0] if argv else None)
     parser.add_argument("--show-ffi", action="store_true", help="show low level ffi events")
     parser.add_argument("--db", action="store", help="database file")
     parser.add_argument("--email", action="store", help="email address")