diff --git a/cmd/cliflags/flags.go b/cmd/cliflags/flags.go
index 9d56cbe7..1f14f626 100644
--- a/cmd/cliflags/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/cliflags/flags.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const (
 	OutputFlagDescription      = "Command response output format in either JSON or plain text"
 	PortFlagDescription        = "Port for the dev server to run on"
 	ProjectFlagDescription     = "Default project key"
-	SyncOnceFlagDescription    = "Only sync new projects. Existing projects will not be resynced on startup"
+	SyncOnceFlagDescription    = "Only sync new projects. Existing projects will neither be resynced nor have overrides specified by CLI flags applied."
 )
 
 func AllFlagsHelp() map[string]string {
diff --git a/cmd/config/testdata/help.golden b/cmd/config/testdata/help.golden
index ab035b99..4783dd60 100644
--- a/cmd/config/testdata/help.golden
+++ b/cmd/config/testdata/help.golden
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Supported settings:
 - `output`: Command response output format in either JSON or plain text
 - `port`: Port for the dev server to run on
 - `project`: Default project key
-- `sync-once`: Only sync new projects. Existing projects will not be resynced on startup
+- `sync-once`: Only sync new projects. Existing projects will neither be resynced nor have overrides specified by CLI flags applied.
 
 Usage:
   ldcli config [flags]