diff --git a/cmd_mirror.go b/cmd_mirror.go
index 4b04b2e9..0af83462 100644
--- a/cmd_mirror.go
+++ b/cmd_mirror.go
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ ex:
 		Flag: *flag.NewFlagSet("aptly-mirror-show", flag.ExitOnError),
 	}
 
-	cmd.Flag.Bool("with-packages", false, "show package list for mirror as well")
+	cmd.Flag.Bool("with-packages", false, "show list of packages")
 
 	return cmd
 }
diff --git a/cmd_snapshot.go b/cmd_snapshot.go
index 7ea09e16..5173cfdf 100644
--- a/cmd_snapshot.go
+++ b/cmd_snapshot.go
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ ex.
 		Flag: *flag.NewFlagSet("aptly-snapshot-show", flag.ExitOnError),
 	}
 
-	cmd.Flag.Bool("with-packages", false, "show package list for snapshot as well")
+	cmd.Flag.Bool("with-packages", false, "show list of packages")
 
 	return cmd
 }