diff --git a/ospfd/ospf_vty.c b/ospfd/ospf_vty.c
index c5557bc7ac..08736b555f 100644
--- a/ospfd/ospf_vty.c
+++ b/ospfd/ospf_vty.c
@@ -697,6 +697,8 @@ DEFUN (ospf_area_range,
 	str2prefix_ipv4(argv[idx_ipv4_prefixlen]->arg, &p);
 
 	ospf_area_range_set(ospf, area_id, &p, OSPF_AREA_RANGE_ADVERTISE);
+	ospf_area_display_format_set(ospf, ospf_area_get(ospf, area_id),
+				     format);
 	if (argc > 5) {
 		cost = strtoul(argv[idx_cost]->arg, NULL, 10);
 		ospf_area_range_cost_set(ospf, area_id, &p, cost);