diff --git a/plugins/shell/commands b/plugins/shell/commands
index d783b20a5..e31fc0298 100755
--- a/plugins/shell/commands
+++ b/plugins/shell/commands
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ help_content
     }
 
     if [[ $1 = "shell:help" ]] ; then
-        echo -e 'Usage: dokku docker-options[:COMMAND]'
+        echo -e 'Usage: dokku shell'
         echo ''
         echo 'Dokku shell is an interactive dokku prompt.'
         echo ''