diff --git a/manage.go b/manage.go
index fb049aaa97..d44010ce09 100644
--- a/manage.go
+++ b/manage.go
@@ -103,8 +103,9 @@ func manage(c *cli.Context) {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
+	// see https://github.com/codegangsta/cli/issues/160
 	names := c.StringSlice("filter")
-	if c.IsSet("filter") {
+	if c.IsSet("filter") || c.IsSet("f") {
 		names = names[3:]
 	}
 	fs, err := filter.New(names)