diff --git a/varfish_cli/cli/importer/__init__.py b/varfish_cli/cli/importer/__init__.py
index a1cd5bc..e4a95fd 100644
--- a/varfish_cli/cli/importer/__init__.py
+++ b/varfish_cli/cli/importer/__init__.py
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ def cli_caseimportinfo_create(
         typer.Option(
             "--index",
             help="Name of the index case in the pedigree, "
-            "defaults to the first member of the pedigree file.",
+            "defaults to the first affected member of the pedigree file.",
         ),
     ] = None,
 ):