diff --git a/cmd/snapshot_merge.go b/cmd/snapshot_merge.go
index ba06f521..e94f731e 100644
--- a/cmd/snapshot_merge.go
+++ b/cmd/snapshot_merge.go
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ func aptlySnapshotMerge(cmd *commander.Command, args []string) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	newest := context.flags.Lookup("newest").Value.Get().(bool)
+	latest := context.flags.Lookup("latest").Value.Get().(bool)
 
 	result := sources[0].RefList()
 
 	for i := 1; i < len(sources); i++ {
-		if newest {
+		if latest {
 			result = result.Merge(sources[i].RefList(), false, true)
 		} else {
 			result = result.Merge(sources[i].RefList(), true, false)
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ Example:
 `,
 	}
 
-	cmd.Flag.Bool("newest", false, "Take newest package of set during merge")
+	cmd.Flag.Bool("latest", false, "Use only the latest version of all packages")
 
 	return cmd
 }
diff --git a/deb/reflist.go b/deb/reflist.go
index 631c3b6a..02845214 100644
--- a/deb/reflist.go
+++ b/deb/reflist.go
@@ -296,8 +296,8 @@ func (l *PackageRefList) Merge(r *PackageRefList, overrideMatching bool,
 			nameL, archL, verL := partsL[0][1:], partsL[1], partsL[2]
 			pkgL := string(nameL) + "." + string(archL)
 
-			// If we've already seen this package, regardless of version,
-			// just skip it.
+			// If we've already seen this package, check if this version is
+			// newer. If it is, replace the older ref.
 			if _, ok := refs[pkgL]; ok {
 				vres := CompareVersions(string(verL), string(refs[pkgL]))
 				if vres <= 0 {