diff --git a/fs/config/configflags/configflags.go b/fs/config/configflags/configflags.go
index 49e0d271b..8aa868dd1 100644
--- a/fs/config/configflags/configflags.go
+++ b/fs/config/configflags/configflags.go
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ func AddFlags(flagSet *pflag.FlagSet) {
 	flags.BoolVarP(flagSet, &fs.Config.IgnoreCaseSync, "ignore-case-sync", "", fs.Config.IgnoreCaseSync, "Ignore case when synchronizing")
 	flags.BoolVarP(flagSet, &fs.Config.NoTraverse, "no-traverse", "", fs.Config.NoTraverse, "Don't traverse destination file system on copy.")
 	flags.BoolVarP(flagSet, &fs.Config.NoUpdateModTime, "no-update-modtime", "", fs.Config.NoUpdateModTime, "Don't update destination mod-time if files identical.")
-	flags.StringVarP(flagSet, &fs.Config.CompareDest, "compare-dest", "", fs.Config.CompareDest, "use DIR to server side copy flies from.")
-	flags.StringVarP(flagSet, &fs.Config.CopyDest, "copy-dest", "", fs.Config.CopyDest, "Compare dest to DIR also.")
+	flags.StringVarP(flagSet, &fs.Config.CompareDest, "compare-dest", "", fs.Config.CompareDest, "Include additional server-side path during comparison.")
+	flags.StringVarP(flagSet, &fs.Config.CopyDest, "copy-dest", "", fs.Config.CopyDest, "Implies --compare-dest but also copies files from path into destination.")
 	flags.StringVarP(flagSet, &fs.Config.BackupDir, "backup-dir", "", fs.Config.BackupDir, "Make backups into hierarchy based in DIR.")
 	flags.StringVarP(flagSet, &fs.Config.Suffix, "suffix", "", fs.Config.Suffix, "Suffix to add to changed files.")
 	flags.BoolVarP(flagSet, &fs.Config.SuffixKeepExtension, "suffix-keep-extension", "", fs.Config.SuffixKeepExtension, "Preserve the extension when using --suffix.")