diff --git a/lib/parse-args.js b/lib/parse-args.js
index 106d80b9..bafe9d4f 100644
--- a/lib/parse-args.js
+++ b/lib/parse-args.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ function buildYargs (withCommands = false) {
     })
     .option('reports-dir', {
       alias: 'o',
-      describe: 'reports directory, where reports is written to',
+      describe: 'directory where coverage reports will be output to',
       default: './coverage'
     })
     .option('exclude', {