diff --git a/shinigami/cli.py b/shinigami/cli.py
index bc3c9db..6295057 100644
--- a/shinigami/cli.py
+++ b/shinigami/cli.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
         scan = subparsers.add_parser('scan', parents=[common], help='terminate processes on one or more clusters')
         scan.set_defaults(callable=Application.scan)
         scan.add_argument('-c', '--clusters', nargs='+', required=True, help='cluster names to scan')
-        scan.add_argument('-i', '--ignore-nodes', nargs='*', default=[], help='ignore given nodes')
+        scan.add_argument('-i', '--ignore-nodes', nargs='*', default=[], help='ignore the given nodes')
         scan.add_argument('-u', '--uid-whitelist', nargs='+', type=loads, default=[0], help='user IDs to scan')
 
         # Subparser for the `Application.terminate` method