diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index abcd3964..ecd03534 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export MONGO_IMAGE_VERSION="${PLUGIN_IMAGE_VERSION}"
 dokku mongo:create lollipop
 ```
 
-You can also specify custom environment variables to start the mongo service in semi-colon separated form.
+You can also specify custom environment variables to start the mongo service in semicolon-separated form.
 
 ```shell
 export MONGO_CUSTOM_ENV="USER=alpha;HOST=beta"
diff --git a/subcommands/create b/subcommands/create
index 1192b598..7112f18f 100755
--- a/subcommands/create
+++ b/subcommands/create
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ service-create-cmd() {
   #E export ${PLUGIN_VARIABLE}_IMAGE_VERSION="${PLUGIN_IMAGE_VERSION}"
   #E dokku $PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:create lollipop
   #E you can also specify custom environment variables to start
-  #E the ${PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX} service in semi-colon separated form.
+  #E the ${PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX} service in semicolon-separated form.
   #E export ${PLUGIN_VARIABLE}_CUSTOM_ENV="USER=alpha;HOST=beta"
   #E dokku $PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:create lollipop
   #A service, service to run command against