diff --git a/src/emqttd_cli.erl b/src/emqttd_cli.erl
index bc25f780d..ece99309d 100644
--- a/src/emqttd_cli.erl
+++ b/src/emqttd_cli.erl
@@ -482,11 +482,9 @@ listeners(["restart", Proto, ListenOn]) ->
     end,
     case emqttd_app:restart_listener({list_to_atom(Proto), ListenOn1, []}) of
         {ok, _Pid} ->
-            io:format("Restart ~s listen on ~s successfully.~n",
-                      [list_to_atom(Proto), list_to_atom(ListenOn)]);
+            io:format("Restart ~s listen on ~s successfully.~n", [Proto, ListenOn]);
         {error, Error} ->
-            io:format("Failed to restart ~s listen on ~s, error:~p~n",
-                      [list_to_atom(Proto), list_to_atom(ListenOn) ,Error])
+            io:format("Failed to restart ~s listen on ~s, error:~p~n", [Proto, ListenOn, Error])
     end;
 
 listeners(["stop", Proto, ListenOn]) ->
@@ -496,17 +494,15 @@ listeners(["stop", Proto, ListenOn]) ->
     end,
     case emqttd_app:stop_listener({list_to_atom(Proto), ListenOn1, []}) of
         ok ->
-            io:format("Stop ~s on ~s successfully.~n",
-                      [list_to_atom(Proto), list_to_atom(ListenOn)]);
+            io:format("Stop ~s on ~s successfully.~n", [Proto, ListenOn]);
         {error, Error} ->
-            io:format("Failed to stop ~s on ~s, error:~p~n",
-                      [list_to_atom(Proto), list_to_atom(ListenOn) ,Error])
+            io:format("Failed to stop ~s on ~s, error:~p~n", [Proto, ListenOn, Error])
     end;
 
 listeners(_) ->
     ?USAGE([{"listeners",                        "List listeners"},
-            {"listeners restart <Proto> <Port>", "Restart a listener port"},
-            {"listeners stop    <Proto> <Port>", "Stop  a listener port"}]).
+            {"listeners restart <Proto> <Port>", "Restart a listener"},
+            {"listeners stop    <Proto> <Port>", "Stop a listener"}]).
 
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