diff --git a/lava_helper/lava_helper.py b/lava_helper/lava_helper.py
index 783ed04..737626d 100755
--- a/lava_helper/lava_helper.py
+++ b/lava_helper/lava_helper.py
@@ -433,13 +433,13 @@
     over_g.add_argument("-ou", "--override-jenkins-url",
                         dest="jenkins_url",
                         action="store",
-                        help="Override %(jenkins_url)s params in config if "
+                        help="Override %%(jenkins_url)s params in config if "
                              "present. Sets the jenkings address including "
                              "port")
     over_g.add_argument("-oj", "--override-jenkins-job",
                         dest="jenkins_job",
                         action="store",
-                        help="Override %(jenkins_job)s params in config if "
+                        help="Override %%(jenkins_job)s params in config if "
                              "present. Sets the jenkings job name")
     parse_g.add_argument("-tp", "--task-lava-parse",
                          dest="lava_results",
diff --git a/lava_helper/lava_helper_configs.py b/lava_helper/lava_helper_configs.py
index 23816e4..2f896e1 100644
--- a/lava_helper/lava_helper_configs.py
+++ b/lava_helper/lava_helper_configs.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     "job_timeout": 120,
     "action_timeout": 90,
     "monitor_timeout": 90,
-    "poweroff_timeout": 10,
+    "poweroff_timeout": 50,
     "recovery_store_url": "%(jenkins_url)s/"
                           "job/%(jenkins_job)s",
     "artifact_store_url": "%(jenkins_url)s/"