diff --git a/amxmodx/format.cpp b/amxmodx/format.cpp
index e270cf2b..94611ead 100644
--- a/amxmodx/format.cpp
+++ b/amxmodx/format.cpp
@@ -495,10 +495,10 @@ reswitch:
 			AddHex(&buf_p, llen, static_cast<unsigned int>(*get_amxaddr(amx, params[arg])), width, flags);
 			arg++;
 			break;
-		case 'S':
+		case 'a':
 			{
 				CHECK_ARGS(0);
-				// %S is passed a pointer directly to a cell string.
+				// %a is passed a pointer directly to a cell string.
 				cell* ptr=reinterpret_cast<cell*>(*get_amxaddr(amx, params[arg]));
 				if (!ptr)
 				{
diff --git a/plugins/include/cellarray.inc b/plugins/include/cellarray.inc
index 9909f3d1..e04a65ce 100644
--- a/plugins/include/cellarray.inc
+++ b/plugins/include/cellarray.inc
@@ -206,11 +206,11 @@ native ArraySwap(Array:which, item1, item2);
 native ArrayDeleteItem(Array:which, item);
 
 /**
- * Creates a handle that is passable to a format compliant routine for printing as a string (with the %S parameter).  
+ * Creates a handle that is passable to a format compliant routine for printing as a string (with the %a format option).  
  * It is suggested to pass the function directly as a parameter to the format routine.
  * The array contents must be a null-terminated string!
  *
- * An example usage:  client_print(id, print_chat, "%S", ArrayGetStringHandle(MessageArray, i));
+ * An example usage:  client_print(id, print_chat, "%a", ArrayGetStringHandle(MessageArray, i));
  *
  * @param which			The array the string is stored in.
  * @param item			Which item to print the string value of.
diff --git a/plugins/mapchooser.sma b/plugins/mapchooser.sma
index ec0620b6..21ba8ad9 100755
--- a/plugins/mapchooser.sma
+++ b/plugins/mapchooser.sma
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ public voteNextmap()
 			if (++a >= g_mapNums) a = 0
 		
 		g_nextName[g_mapVoteNum] = a
-		pos += format(menu[pos], 511, "%d. %S^n", g_mapVoteNum + 1, ArrayGetStringHandle(g_mapName, a));
+		pos += format(menu[pos], 511, "%d. %a^n", g_mapVoteNum + 1, ArrayGetStringHandle(g_mapName, a));
 		mkeys |= (1<<g_mapVoteNum)
 		g_voteCount[g_mapVoteNum] = 0
 	}