diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 930369b7..51c4717f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -170,9 +170,9 @@ The following subsections discuss audito-maldito's configuration.
 audito-maldito reads input data from named pipes (FIFOs). It expects these
 data sources to be specified using the following arguments:
 
-- `-auditd-log-file-path` - The file path to a named pipe that produces
+- `-auditd-pipe-path` - The file path to a named pipe that produces
   Linux auditd events (i.e., events from "/var/log/audit/audit.log")
-- `-sshd-log-file-path` - The file path to a named pipe that produces
+- `-sshd-pipe-path` - The file path to a named pipe that produces
   OpenSSH sshd logs
 
 #### Required files
diff --git a/cmd/namedpipe.go b/cmd/namedpipe.go
index b72b152c..ba76b916 100644
--- a/cmd/namedpipe.go
+++ b/cmd/namedpipe.go
@@ -62,14 +62,14 @@ func RunNamedPipe(ctx context.Context, osArgs []string, h *health.Health, optLog
 		"Path to the app events output")
 	flagSet.StringVar(
 		&sshdLogFilePath,
-		"sshd-log-file-path",
+		"sshd-pipe-path",
 		"/app-audit/sshd-pipe",
-		"Path to the sshd log file")
+		"Path to the sshd log named pipe file")
 	flagSet.StringVar(
 		&auditdLogFilePath,
-		"auditd-log-file-path",
+		"auditd-pipe-path",
 		"/app-audit/audit-pipe",
-		"Path to the audit log file")
+		"Path to the audit log named pipe file")
 
 	flagSet.Usage = func() {
 		os.Stderr.WriteString(usage)