diff --git a/cmd/init.go b/cmd/init.go
index 62b56daf9e39ae1baab1d06a2bbf7c8dd81bc2a8..00294f2c4a79d6bd38ce9c330df5b86466a608c3 100644
--- a/cmd/init.go
+++ b/cmd/init.go
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ func init() {
 	bindFlagHelper(userIdPrefixFlag, initCmd)
 
 	initCmd.Flags().BoolP(legacyFlag, "", false,
-		"Generates a legacy identity if set. Otherwise generates a standard contact file.")
+		"Generates a legacy identity if set. "+
+			"If this flag is absent, a standard identity will be generated.")
 	bindFlagHelper(legacyFlag, initCmd)
 
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(initCmd)