diff --git a/weed/util/fla9/fla9.go b/weed/util/fla9/fla9.go
index 7b016c686..91d3b5ce9 100644
--- a/weed/util/fla9/fla9.go
+++ b/weed/util/fla9/fla9.go
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ func (f *FlagSet) parseOne() (bool, error) {
 // The return value will be ErrHelp if -help or -h were set but not defined.
 func (f *FlagSet) Parse(arguments []string) error {
 	if _, ok := f.formal[DefaultConfigFlagName]; !ok {
-		f.String(DefaultConfigFlagName, "", "config file")
+		f.String(DefaultConfigFlagName, "", "file with command line options with each line in optionName=optionValue format")
 	}
 
 	f.parsed = true