diff --git a/include/cb.h b/include/cb.h
index ef50683..52aec90 100644
--- a/include/cb.h
+++ b/include/cb.h
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
 
 #endif
 
+//#define CB_EXCLUDE_FORMATTED_PRINTS
+
+
 #include "cb/test/test.h"
 #include "cb/time/time.h"
 #include "cb/types/types.h"
diff --git a/src/cb/argparser/argument_parser.cpp b/src/cb/argparser/argument_parser.cpp
index 4374b66..aed9436 100644
--- a/src/cb/argparser/argument_parser.cpp
+++ b/src/cb/argparser/argument_parser.cpp
@@ -186,9 +186,11 @@ std::string cb::argparser::ArgumentParser::get_help() {
     if (not positional_arguments.empty()) {
         help_message += "Positional Arguments:\n";
         for (auto &&arg: positional_arguments) {
+#ifndef CB_EXCLUDE_FORMATTED_PRINTS
             help_message += std::format("{:15} {}\n",
                                         arg.name,
                                         arg.description);
+#endif
         }
         help_message += "\n";
     }
@@ -196,10 +198,12 @@ std::string cb::argparser::ArgumentParser::get_help() {
     if (not arguments.empty()) {
         help_message += "Arguments:\n";
         for (auto &&arg: arguments) {
+#ifndef CB_EXCLUDE_FORMATTED_PRINTS
             help_message += std::format("{:5} {:15} {}\n",
                                         arg.short_name,
                                         arg.name,
                                         arg.description);
+#endif
         }
         help_message += "\n";
     }