diff --git a/src/cli/oneuser b/src/cli/oneuser
index a740411d0c..43ffc13268 100755
--- a/src/cli/oneuser
+++ b/src/cli/oneuser
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ cmd=CommandParser::CmdParser.new(ARGV) do
         :name  => "time",
         :large => "--time x",
         :format => Integer,
-        :description => "Token duration in hours, (default 1)"
+        :description => "Token duration in seconds, defaults to 3600 (1 h)"
     }
 
     create_options = [READ_FILE, PLAIN, SSH, X509, KEY, CERT]