diff --git a/cmd-line-apps/dhp-broker-client/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/broker/BrokerClientApp.java b/cmd-line-apps/dhp-broker-client/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/broker/BrokerClientApp.java
index 4bfcdadc..3f633edc 100644
--- a/cmd-line-apps/dhp-broker-client/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/broker/BrokerClientApp.java
+++ b/cmd-line-apps/dhp-broker-client/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/broker/BrokerClientApp.java
@@ -49,13 +49,13 @@ public class BrokerClientApp implements CommandLineRunner {
 			.required(false)
 			.hasArg(true)
 			.longOpt("baseurl")
-			.desc("the broker public api baseUrl")
+			.desc("override of the default Broker Public Api baseUrl")
 			.build())
 		.addOption(Option.builder("o")
 			.required(true)
 			.hasArg(true)
 			.longOpt("output")
-			.desc("the output dir (REQUIRED)")
+			.desc("the output directory (REQUIRED)")
 			.build())
 		.addOption(Option.builder("z")
 			.required(false)
@@ -76,12 +76,12 @@ public class BrokerClientApp implements CommandLineRunner {
 		.addOption(Option.builder("v")
 			.required(false)
 			.hasArg(false)
-			.desc("verbose mode")
+			.desc("verbose")
 			.build())
 		.addOption(Option.builder("vv")
 			.required(false)
 			.hasArg(false)
-			.desc("debug mode")
+			.desc("show debug logs")
 			.build());
 
 	public static void main(final String[] args) {