diff --git a/src/stratis_cli/_parser/_pool.py b/src/stratis_cli/_parser/_pool.py
index e78f41c9d..b9ee86af8 100644
--- a/src/stratis_cli/_parser/_pool.py
+++ b/src/stratis_cli/_parser/_pool.py
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
 from argparse import SUPPRESS, ArgumentTypeError
 from uuid import UUID
 
+# isort: THIRDPARTY
+from justbytes import MiB, Range
+
 from .._actions import BindActions, PoolActions
 from .._constants import (
     Clevis,
@@ -186,8 +189,10 @@ def _ensure_nat(arg):
                                         "Each block is written to this journal "
                                         "before being written to its address. "
                                         "The size of the journal must be a "
-                                        "multiple of 4 KiB."
+                                        "multiple of 4 KiB. The default is "
+                                        "%(default)s."
                                     ),
+                                    "default": Range(128, MiB),
                                     "type": parse_range,
                                 },
                             ),
@@ -198,10 +203,11 @@ def _ensure_nat(arg):
                                         "Integrity tag specification defining "
                                         "the size of the tag used to store a "
                                         "checksum or other value for each "
-                                        "block on a device. stratisd chooses "
-                                        "a default specification if none is "
-                                        "given."
+                                        "block on a device. All size "
+                                        "specifications are in bits. The "
+                                        "default is %(default)s."
                                     ),
+                                    "default": IntegrityTagSpec.B512,
                                     "choices": list(IntegrityTagSpec),
                                     "type": IntegrityTagSpec,
                                 },