diff --git a/moulinette/__init__.py b/moulinette/__init__.py
index 4b45a877..c107dc6d 100755
--- a/moulinette/__init__.py
+++ b/moulinette/__init__.py
@@ -94,8 +94,7 @@ def api(namespaces, host='localhost', port=80, routes={},
                                              'use_cache': use_cache })
     moulinette.run(host, port)
 
-def cli(namespaces, args, print_json=False, print_plain=False, use_cache=True,
-        parser_kwargs={}):
+def cli(namespaces, args, use_cache=True, output_as=None, parser_kwargs={}):
     """Command line interface
 
     Execute an action with the moulinette from the CLI and print its
@@ -104,10 +103,10 @@ def cli(namespaces, args, print_json=False, print_plain=False, use_cache=True,
     Keyword arguments:
         - namespaces -- The list of namespaces to use
         - args -- A list of argument strings
-        - print_json -- True to print result as a JSON encoded string
-        - print_plain -- True to print result as a script-usable string
         - use_cache -- False if it should parse the actions map file
             instead of using the cached one
+        - output_as -- Output result in another format, see
+            moulinette.interfaces.cli.Interface for possible values
         - parser_kwargs -- A dict of arguments to pass to the parser
             class at construction
 
@@ -120,7 +119,7 @@ def cli(namespaces, args, print_json=False, print_plain=False, use_cache=True,
                 'parser_kwargs': parser_kwargs,
             },
         )
-        moulinette.run(args, print_json, print_plain)
+        moulinette.run(args, output_as=output_as)
     except MoulinetteError as e:
         import logging
         logging.getLogger('yunohost').error(e.strerror)
diff --git a/moulinette/interfaces/cli.py b/moulinette/interfaces/cli.py
index 01650095..a4aeab4f 100644
--- a/moulinette/interfaces/cli.py
+++ b/moulinette/interfaces/cli.py
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ class Interface(BaseInterface):
 
         self.actionsmap = actionsmap
 
-    def run(self, args, print_json=False, print_plain=False):
+    def run(self, args, output_as=None):
         """Run the moulinette
 
         Process the action corresponding to the given arguments 'args'
@@ -286,11 +286,12 @@ class Interface(BaseInterface):
 
         Keyword arguments:
             - args -- A list of argument strings
-            - print_json -- True to print result as a JSON encoded string
-            - print_plain -- True to print result as a script-usable string
+            - output_as -- Output result in another format. Possible values:
+                - json: return a JSON encoded string
+                - plain: return a script-readable output
 
         """
-        if print_json and print_plain:
+        if output_as and output_as not in ['json', 'plain']:
             raise MoulinetteError(errno.EINVAL, m18n.g('invalid_usage'))
 
         try:
@@ -302,12 +303,13 @@ class Interface(BaseInterface):
             return
 
         # Format and print result
-        if print_json:
-            import json
-            from moulinette.utils.serialize import JSONExtendedEncoder
-            print(json.dumps(ret, cls=JSONExtendedEncoder))
-        elif print_plain:
-            plain_print_dict(ret)
+        if output_as:
+            if output_as == 'json':
+                import json
+                from moulinette.utils.serialize import JSONExtendedEncoder
+                print(json.dumps(ret, cls=JSONExtendedEncoder))
+            else:
+                plain_print_dict(ret)
         elif isinstance(ret, dict):
             pretty_print_dict(ret)
         else: