diff --git a/weed/command/filer_meta_backup.go b/weed/command/filer_meta_backup.go
index 7121db44b..ba0b44659 100644
--- a/weed/command/filer_meta_backup.go
+++ b/weed/command/filer_meta_backup.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func init() {
 	cmdFilerMetaBackup.Run = runFilerMetaBackup // break init cycle
 	metaBackup.filerAddress = cmdFilerMetaBackup.Flag.String("filer", "localhost:8888", "filer hostname:port")
 	metaBackup.filerDirectory = cmdFilerMetaBackup.Flag.String("filerDir", "/", "a folder on the filer")
-	metaBackup.restart = cmdFilerMetaBackup.Flag.Bool("restart", false, "copy the full metadata snapshot before async continuous backup")
+	metaBackup.restart = cmdFilerMetaBackup.Flag.Bool("restart", false, "copy the full metadata before async incremental backup")
 	metaBackup.backupFilerConfig = cmdFilerMetaBackup.Flag.String("config", "", "path to filer.toml specifying backup filer store")
 }
 
diff --git a/weed/util/fla9/fla9.go b/weed/util/fla9/fla9.go
index 1538daa55..eb5700e8c 100644
--- a/weed/util/fla9/fla9.go
+++ b/weed/util/fla9/fla9.go
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ func (f *FlagSet) parseOne() (bool, error) {
 // The return value will be ErrHelp if -help or -h were set but not defined.
 func (f *FlagSet) Parse(arguments []string) error {
 	if _, ok := f.formal[DefaultConfigFlagName]; !ok {
-		f.String(DefaultConfigFlagName, "", "file with command line options with each line in optionName=optionValue format")
+		f.String(DefaultConfigFlagName, "", "a file of command line options, each line in optionName=optionValue format")
 	}
 
 	f.parsed = true