diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 627293d..85544e2 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ var (
 	asDemon    = app.Flag("demon", "Run as a demon to record clipboard events").Short('d').Default("false").Bool()
 	asSelector = app.Flag("select", "Select an item from clipboard history").Short('s').Default("false").Bool()
 	noPersist  = app.Flag("no-persist", "Don't persist a copy buffer after a program exits").Short('P').Default("false").Bool()
-	max        = app.Flag("max-items", "How many copy items to store in history").Default("15").Int()
+	max        = app.Flag("max-items", "items to store in history (with -d) or display before scrolling (with -s)").Default("15").Int()
 )
 
 var (