diff --git a/lib/cli/src/Cardano/CLI.hs b/lib/cli/src/Cardano/CLI.hs
index 6f2f4aa205a..48b6cc38f5d 100644
--- a/lib/cli/src/Cardano/CLI.hs
+++ b/lib/cli/src/Cardano/CLI.hs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ module Cardano.CLI
     , stateDirOption
     , syncToleranceOption
     , tlsOption
-    , smashURLOption
+    , poolMetadataSourceOption
     , metadataOption
 
     -- * Option parsers for configuring tracing
@@ -1318,15 +1318,17 @@ tlsOption = TlsConfiguration
         <> metavar "FILE"
         <> help "The RSA Server key which signed the x.509 server certificate."
 
-smashURLOption
+poolMetadataSourceOption
     :: Parser PoolMetadataSource
-smashURLOption = option (eitherReader reader) $ mempty
+poolMetadataSourceOption = option (eitherReader reader) $ mempty
     <> long "pool-metadata-fetching"
-    <> metavar "STRATEGY"
-    <> help "Pool Metadata fetching strategy. This setting will persist across restarts. Possible values: \
-            \ none, \
-            \ direct, \
-            \ <SMASH-URL>."
+    <> metavar "( none | direct | SMASH-URL )"
+    <> help ("Sets the stake pool metadata fetching strategy. "
+            <> "Provide a URL to specify a SMASH metadata proxy server, "
+            <> "use \"direct\" to fetch directly from the registered pool URLs,"
+            <> " or \"none\" to completely disable stake pool"
+            <> " metadata. The initial setting is \"none\" and changes by"
+            <> " either this option or the API will persist across restarts.")
   where
     reader :: String -> Either String PoolMetadataSource
     reader = left (const err) . fromTextS @PoolMetadataSource
diff --git a/lib/cli/test/unit/Cardano/CLISpec.hs b/lib/cli/test/unit/Cardano/CLISpec.hs
index c5d4000217e..53edd730956 100644
--- a/lib/cli/test/unit/Cardano/CLISpec.hs
+++ b/lib/cli/test/unit/Cardano/CLISpec.hs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import Cardano.CLI
     , hGetLine
     , hGetSensitiveLine
     , metadataOption
-    , smashURLOption
+    , poolMetadataSourceOption
     )
 import Cardano.Wallet.Api.Client
     ( addressClient
@@ -648,9 +648,10 @@ spec = do
             , expectedResult = "pata14" :: Text
             }
 
-    describe "SMASH URL option" $ do
+    describe "Pool metadata fetching option" $ do
         let parse arg = execParserPure defaultPrefs
-                (info smashURLOption mempty) ["--pool-metadata-fetching", arg]
+                (info poolMetadataSourceOption mempty)
+                ["--pool-metadata-fetching", arg]
         let ok arg (Success url) = Right url == fromText @PoolMetadataSource
                 (T.pack arg)
             ok _ _ = False
diff --git a/lib/shelley/exe/cardano-wallet.hs b/lib/shelley/exe/cardano-wallet.hs
index c8dd52bf6e8..85de90718b9 100644
--- a/lib/shelley/exe/cardano-wallet.hs
+++ b/lib/shelley/exe/cardano-wallet.hs
@@ -51,10 +51,10 @@ import Cardano.CLI
     , loggingOptions
     , loggingSeverityOrOffReader
     , loggingTracers
+    , poolMetadataSourceOption
     , runCli
     , setupDirectory
     , shutdownHandlerFlag
-    , smashURLOption
     , syncToleranceOption
     , tlsOption
     , withLogging
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ data ServeArgs = ServeArgs
     , _database :: Maybe FilePath
     , _syncTolerance :: SyncTolerance
     , _enableShutdownHandler :: Bool
-    , _smashOpt :: Maybe PoolMetadataSource
+    , _poolMetadataSourceOpt :: Maybe PoolMetadataSource
     , _logging :: LoggingOptions TracerSeverities
     } deriving (Show)
 
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ cmdServe = command "serve" $ info (helper <*> helper' <*> cmd) $ mempty
         <*> optional databaseOption
         <*> syncToleranceOption
         <*> shutdownHandlerFlag
-        <*> optional smashURLOption
+        <*> optional poolMetadataSourceOption
         <*> loggingOptions tracerSeveritiesOption
     exec
         :: ServeArgs -> IO ()
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ cmdServe = command "serve" $ info (helper <*> helper' <*> cmd) $ mempty
       databaseDir
       sTolerance
       enableShutdownHandler
-      smashURL
+      poolMetadataFetching
       logOpt) = do
         withTracers logOpt $ \tr tracers -> do
             installSignalHandlers (logNotice tr MsgSigTerm)
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ cmdServe = command "serve" $ info (helper <*> helper' <*> cmd) $ mempty
                     host
                     listen
                     tlsConfig
-                    (fmap Settings smashURL)
+                    (fmap Settings poolMetadataFetching)
                     nodeSocket
                     block0
                     (gp, vData)