diff --git a/cmd/sqlcmd/sqlcmd.go b/cmd/sqlcmd/sqlcmd.go
index 4c509948..38bd0c57 100644
--- a/cmd/sqlcmd/sqlcmd.go
+++ b/cmd/sqlcmd/sqlcmd.go
@@ -232,8 +232,10 @@ func setFlags(rootCmd *cobra.Command, args *SQLCmdArguments) {
 
 	// Using PersistentFlags() for ErrorSeverityLevel due to data type uint8 , which is not supported in Flags()
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Uint8VarP(&args.ErrorSeverityLevel, "error-severity-level", "V", 0, "Controls the severity level that is used to set the ERRORLEVEL variable on exit.")
-	screenWidth := rootCmd.Flags().Int("screen-width", 0, "Specifies the screen width for output")
-	rootCmd.Flags().IntVarP(screenWidth, "w", "w", 0, "Specifies the screen width for output")
+
+	var screenWidth int
+	screenWidthPtr := &screenWidth
+	rootCmd.Flags().IntVarP(screenWidthPtr, "screen-width", "w", 0, localizer.Sprintf("Specifies the screen width for output"))
 }
 
 func normalizeFlags(rootCmd *cobra.Command) error {