diff --git a/pkg/cmd/pr/ready/ready.go b/pkg/cmd/pr/ready/ready.go
index f024ea574..493b1f70a 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/pr/ready/ready.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/pr/ready/ready.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func NewCmdReady(f *cmdutil.Factory, runF func(*ReadyOptions) error) *cobra.Comm
 			Mark a pull request as ready for review
 
 			Without an argument, the pull request that belongs to the current branch
-			is displayed.
+			is marked as ready.
 		`),
 		Args: cobra.MaximumNArgs(1),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {