diff --git a/src/keri/app/cli/commands/escrow.py b/src/keri/app/cli/commands/escrow.py
index 62546fa1..4602a678 100644
--- a/src/keri/app/cli/commands/escrow.py
+++ b/src/keri/app/cli/commands/escrow.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 logger = help.ogler.getLogger()
 
-parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Initialize a prefix')
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Views events in escrow state.')
 parser.set_defaults(handler=lambda args: handler(args),
                     transferable=True)
 parser.add_argument('--name', '-n', help='keystore name and file location of KERI keystore', required=True)
diff --git a/src/keri/app/cli/commands/kevers.py b/src/keri/app/cli/commands/kevers.py
index 4509c476..a1badf24 100644
--- a/src/keri/app/cli/commands/kevers.py
+++ b/src/keri/app/cli/commands/kevers.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 logger = help.ogler.getLogger()
 
-parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Initialize a prefix')
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Poll events at controller for prefix')
 parser.set_defaults(handler=lambda args: handler(args),
                     transferable=True)
 parser.add_argument('--name', '-n', help='keystore name and file location of KERI keystore', required=True)