diff --git a/src/john.c b/src/john.c
index aa043a5..80cf173 100644
--- a/src/john.c
+++ b/src/john.c
@@ -368,6 +368,7 @@ static void john_init(char *name, int argc, char **argv)
 		path_init(argv);
 
     status_init(NULL, 1);
+    john_register_all();
     opt_init(name, argc, argv);
 
     if (options.flags & FLG_CONFIG_CLI)
@@ -386,7 +387,6 @@ static void john_init(char *name, int argc, char **argv)
 	}
 	}
 
-	john_register_all();
 	common_init();
 
 	sig_init();
diff --git a/src/options.c b/src/options.c
index 14e9e9f..9bdb10f 100644
--- a/src/options.c
+++ b/src/options.c
@@ -102,12 +102,6 @@ static struct opt_entry opt_list[] = {
 #define JOHN_COPYRIGHT \
 	"Solar Designer and others"
 
-#ifdef HAVE_CRYPT
-#define MAYBE_CRYPT "/crypt"
-#else
-#define MAYBE_CRYPT ""
-#endif
-
 #define JOHN_USAGE \
 "John the Ripper password cracker, version " JOHN_VERSION "\n" \
 "Copyright (c) 1996-2011 by " JOHN_COPYRIGHT "\n" \
@@ -134,15 +128,11 @@ static struct opt_entry opt_list[] = {
 "--salts=[-]COUNT[:MAX]     load salts with[out] at least COUNT passwords only\n" \
 "                           (or in range of COUNT to MAX)\n" \
 "--pot=NAME                 pot file to use\n" \
-"--format=NAME              force hash type NAME:\n" \
-"                           DES/BSDI/MD5/BF/AFS/LM/NT/XSHA/PO/raw-MD5/MD5-gen/\n" \
-"                           IPB2/raw-sha1/md5a/hmac-md5/phpass-md5/KRB5/bfegg/\n" \
-"                           nsldap/ssha/openssha/oracle/oracle11/MYSQL/\n" \
-"                           mysql-sha1/mscash/mscash2/lotus5/DOMINOSEC/\n" \
-"                           NETLM/NETNTLM/NETLMv2/NETNTLMv2/NETHALFLM/MSCHAPv2/\n" \
-"                           mssql/mssql05/epi/phps/mysql-fast/pix-md5/sapG/\n" \
-"                           sapB/md5ns/HDAA/DMD5/raw-md4/md4-gen/sha1-gen" \
-MAYBE_CRYPT "\n" \
+"--format=NAME              force hash type NAME:\n"
+
+/* The format-list is automatically generated now */
+
+#define JOHN_USAGE_TAIL \
 "--subformat=NAME           Some formats such as MD5-gen have subformats\n" \
 "                           (like md5_gen(0), md5_gen(7), etc).\n" \
 "                           This allows them to be specified.\n" \
@@ -158,10 +148,31 @@ MAYBE_CRYPT "\n" \
 "                           (say 100 loops for a fast algorithm).\n" \
 "                           For slow algorithms it should not be used.\n"
 
+void list_formats(void)
+{
+	int col = 27;
+	struct fmt_main *format;
+	if ((format = fmt_list)) {
+		printf("                           ");
+		do {
+			if (col + strlen(format->params.label) > 79) {
+				printf("\n                           ");
+				col = 27;
+			}
+			col += strlen(format->params.label) + 1;
+			printf("%s/", format->params.label);
+		} while ((format = format->next));
+	} else
+		printf("** Error listing formats **");
+	printf("\n");
+}
+
 void opt_init(char *name, int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	if (argc < 2) {
 		printf(JOHN_USAGE, name);
+		list_formats();
+		printf(JOHN_USAGE_TAIL);
 		exit(0);
 	}