diff --git a/cmd/trakr/main.go b/cmd/trakr/main.go
index a49de9e..8527baf 100644
--- a/cmd/trakr/main.go
+++ b/cmd/trakr/main.go
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ func main() {
 		},
 	}
 
-	rootCmd.Flags().StringVar(&configFilePath, "config", "/etc/trakr.yaml", "location of configuration file (defaults to /etc/trakr.yaml)")
+	rootCmd.Flags().StringVar(&configFilePath, "config", "/etc/trakr.yaml", "location of configuration file")
 	rootCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&cpuProfilePath, "cpuprofile", "", "", "location to save a CPU profile")
 
 	if err := rootCmd.Execute(); err != nil {