diff --git a/cmd/query.go b/cmd/query.go
index 8cb6b13a4..4da4f48cb 100644
--- a/cmd/query.go
+++ b/cmd/query.go
@@ -1055,9 +1055,10 @@ $ %s query unrelayed-acks demo-path channel-0`,
 
 func queryClientsExpiration(a *appState) *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "clients-expiration path",
-		Short: "query for light clients expiration date",
-		Args:  withUsage(cobra.ExactArgs(1)),
+		Use:     "clients-expiration path",
+		Aliases: []string{"ce"},
+		Short:   "query for light clients expiration date",
+		Args:    withUsage(cobra.ExactArgs(1)),
 		Example: strings.TrimSpace(fmt.Sprintf(`
 $ %s query clients-expiration demo-path`,
 			appName,