diff --git a/public/include/smarty_globals.inc.php b/public/include/smarty_globals.inc.php
index 9baa3946..a9424836 100644
--- a/public/include/smarty_globals.inc.php
+++ b/public/include/smarty_globals.inc.php
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ $aGlobal = array(
   'price' => $setting->getValue('price'),
   'disable_mp' => $setting->getValue('disable_mp'),
   'config' => array(
+    'algorithm' => $config['algorithm'],
     'target_bits' => $config['target_bits'],
     'accounts' => $config['accounts'],
     'disable_invitations' => $setting->getValue('disable_invitations'),
diff --git a/public/templates/mpos/gettingstarted/default.tpl b/public/templates/mpos/gettingstarted/default.tpl
index 2dcd4357..cff72f2d 100644
--- a/public/templates/mpos/gettingstarted/default.tpl
+++ b/public/templates/mpos/gettingstarted/default.tpl
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         </tbody>
       </table>
       <p>If you use a command-line miner, type:</p>
-      <pre>./cgminer --scrypt -o stratum+tcp://{$smarty.server.SERVER_NAME}:{$SITESTRATUMPORT|default:"3333"} -u <em>Weblogin</em>.<em>Worker</em> -p <em>Worker password</em></pre>
+      <pre>./cgminer {if $GLOBAL.config.algorithm == 'scrypt'}--scrypt {/if} -o stratum+tcp://{$smarty.server.SERVER_NAME}:{$SITESTRATUMPORT|default:"3333"} -u <em>Weblogin</em>.<em>Worker</em> -p <em>Worker password</em></pre>
       <p>If you want, you can create additional workers with usernames and passwords of your choice <a href="{$smarty.server.PHP_SELF}?page=account&action=workers">Here</a></p>
     </li>
     <li>4. <strong>Create a {$SITECOINNAME|default:"Litecoin"} address to recieve payments.</strong>