diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 07a07fc..797e6ff 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ GLOBAL OPTIONS:
    --ldapUser value    OpenLDAP bind username (optional) [$LDAP_USER]
    --ldapPass value    OpenLDAP bind password (optional) [$LDAP_PASS]
    --interval value    Scrape interval (default: 30s) [$INTERVAL]
-   --config YAML_FILE  Configure openldap_exporter from a YAML_FILE
+   --config YAML_FILE  Optional configuration from a YAML_FILE
    --help, -h          show help (default: false)
 ```
 
diff --git a/cmd/openldap_exporter/main.go b/cmd/openldap_exporter/main.go
index 32944c2..2e4dbae 100644
--- a/cmd/openldap_exporter/main.go
+++ b/cmd/openldap_exporter/main.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func main() {
 		}),
 		&cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:  config,
-			Usage: "Configure openldap_exporter from a `YAML_FILE`",
+			Usage: "Optional configuration from a `YAML_FILE`",
 		},
 	}
 	commands := []*cli.Command{