diff --git a/cmd/wf/flags.go b/cmd/wf/flags.go
index 5245bb7..8df2a85 100644
--- a/cmd/wf/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/wf/flags.go
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 package main
 
 import (
 	"gopkg.in/urfave/cli.v1"
 )
 
 var flags = []cli.Flag{
 	cli.StringFlag{
 		Name:  "host, H",
-		Usage: "Operate against a custom hostname",
+		Usage: "Use the given WriteFreely instance hostname",
 	},
 	cli.StringFlag{
 		Name:  "user, u",
-		Usage: "Use authenticated user, other than default",
+		Usage: "Use the given account username",
 	},
 }