diff --git a/cmd/config/subcommand/launchplan/updateconfig.go b/cmd/config/subcommand/launchplan/updateconfig.go
index 9fcbb8869d..b7bd87bbc7 100644
--- a/cmd/config/subcommand/launchplan/updateconfig.go
+++ b/cmd/config/subcommand/launchplan/updateconfig.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ var (
 
 // Config
 type UpdateConfig struct {
-	Archive  bool   `json:"archive" pflag:",archive launchplan."`
+	Archive  bool   `json:"archive" pflag:",disable the launch plan schedule (if it has an active schedule associated with it)."`
 	Activate bool   `json:"activate" pflag:",activate launchplan."`
 	DryRun   bool   `json:"dryRun" pflag:",execute command without making any modifications."`
 	Version  string `json:"version" pflag:",version of the launchplan to be fetched."`
diff --git a/cmd/config/subcommand/launchplan/updateconfig_flags.go b/cmd/config/subcommand/launchplan/updateconfig_flags.go
index b217372c76..14570a00ca 100755
--- a/cmd/config/subcommand/launchplan/updateconfig_flags.go
+++ b/cmd/config/subcommand/launchplan/updateconfig_flags.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func (UpdateConfig) mustMarshalJSON(v json.Marshaler) string {
 // flags is json-name.json-sub-name... etc.
 func (cfg UpdateConfig) GetPFlagSet(prefix string) *pflag.FlagSet {
 	cmdFlags := pflag.NewFlagSet("UpdateConfig", pflag.ExitOnError)
-	cmdFlags.BoolVar(&UConfig.Archive, fmt.Sprintf("%v%v", prefix, "archive"), UConfig.Archive, "archive launchplan.")
+	cmdFlags.BoolVar(&UConfig.Archive, fmt.Sprintf("%v%v", prefix, "archive"), UConfig.Archive, "disable the launch plan schedule (if it has an active schedule associated with it).")
 	cmdFlags.BoolVar(&UConfig.Activate, fmt.Sprintf("%v%v", prefix, "activate"), UConfig.Activate, "activate launchplan.")
 	cmdFlags.BoolVar(&UConfig.DryRun, fmt.Sprintf("%v%v", prefix, "dryRun"), UConfig.DryRun, "execute command without making any modifications.")
 	cmdFlags.StringVar(&UConfig.Version, fmt.Sprintf("%v%v", prefix, "version"), UConfig.Version, "version of the launchplan to be fetched.")