diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 97ff141705d..2f9a2df2c07 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	scorecardLong = "A program that shows security scorecard for an open source software."
-	scorecardUse  = `./scorecard [--repo=<repo_url>] [--local=folder] [--checks=check1,...]
-	 [--show-details] or ./scorecard --{npm,pypi,rubygems}=<package_name> 
+	scorecardUse  = `./scorecard (--repo=<repo> | --local=<folder> | --{npm,pypi,rubygems}=<package_name>)
 	 [--checks=check1,...] [--show-details]`
 	scorecardShort = "Security Scorecards"
 )
diff --git a/options/flags.go b/options/flags.go
index 7b17ce06618..a007b274a6c 100644
--- a/options/flags.go
+++ b/options/flags.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func (o *Options) AddFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 		&o.Repo,
 		FlagRepo,
 		o.Repo,
-		"repository to check",
+		"repository to check (valid inputs: \"owner/repo\", \"github.com/owner/repo\", \"https://github.com/repo\")",
 	)
 
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(