diff --git a/src/daemon/command_parser_executor.cpp b/src/daemon/command_parser_executor.cpp
index 166fe04c..00ea6ef6 100644
--- a/src/daemon/command_parser_executor.cpp
+++ b/src/daemon/command_parser_executor.cpp
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ bool t_command_parser_executor::start_mining(const std::vector<std::string>& arg
 {
   if(!args.size())
   {
-    std::cout << "Please specify a wallet address to mine for: start_mining <addr> [threads=1]" << std::endl;
+    std::cout << "Please specify a wallet address to mine for: start_mining <addr> [<threads>]" << std::endl;
     return true;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/daemon/command_server.cpp b/src/daemon/command_server.cpp
index aabc2f09..ce8ac44f 100644
--- a/src/daemon/command_server.cpp
+++ b/src/daemon/command_server.cpp
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ t_command_server::t_command_server(
   m_command_lookup.set_handler(
       "start_mining"
     , std::bind(&t_command_parser_executor::start_mining, &m_parser, p::_1)
-    , "Start mining for specified address, start_mining <addr> [threads=1]"
+    , "Start mining for specified address, start_mining <addr> [<threads>], default 1 thread"
     );
   m_command_lookup.set_handler(
       "stop_mining"