diff --git a/src/cli/Extract.cpp b/src/cli/Extract.cpp
index b08039aee..cbdb2a394 100644
--- a/src/cli/Extract.cpp
+++ b/src/cli/Extract.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ int Extract::execute(int argc, char **argv)
 
     QCommandLineParser parser;
     parser.setApplicationDescription(QCoreApplication::translate("main",
-                                                                 "Extract and print a KeePassXC database file."));
+                                                                 "Extract and print the content of a database."));
     parser.addPositionalArgument("database", QCoreApplication::translate("main", "path of the database to extract."));
     parser.process(app);
 
diff --git a/src/cli/List.cpp b/src/cli/List.cpp
index 2049cc1d4..0c1389d20 100644
--- a/src/cli/List.cpp
+++ b/src/cli/List.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ int List::execute(int argc, char **argv)
 
     QCommandLineParser parser;
     parser.setApplicationDescription(QCoreApplication::translate("main",
-                                                                 "List the passwords in the database."));
+                                                                 "List database entries."));
     parser.addPositionalArgument("database", QCoreApplication::translate("main", "path of the database."));
     parser.process(app);
 
diff --git a/src/cli/Merge.cpp b/src/cli/Merge.cpp
index caa8d19c1..fdc81b9f6 100644
--- a/src/cli/Merge.cpp
+++ b/src/cli/Merge.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ int Merge::execute(int argc, char** argv)
     QCoreApplication app(argc, argv);
 
     QCommandLineParser parser;
-    parser.setApplicationDescription(QCoreApplication::translate("main", "Merge 2 KeePassXC database files."));
+    parser.setApplicationDescription(QCoreApplication::translate("main", "Merge two databases."));
     parser.addPositionalArgument("database1", QCoreApplication::translate("main", "path of the database to merge into."));
     parser.addPositionalArgument("database2", QCoreApplication::translate("main", "path of the database to merge from."));
 
diff --git a/src/cli/keepassxc-cli.cpp b/src/cli/keepassxc-cli.cpp
index c96da4d18..700f1263f 100644
--- a/src/cli/keepassxc-cli.cpp
+++ b/src/cli/keepassxc-cli.cpp
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
     QString description("KeePassXC command line interface.");
     description = description.append(QString("\n\nAvailable commands:"));
-    description = description.append(QString("\n  extract\tExtract and print a KeePassXC database file."));
+    description = description.append(QString("\n  extract\tExtract and print the content of a database."));
     description = description.append(QString("\n  entropy-meter\tCalculate password entropy."));
     description = description.append(QString("\n  list\t\tList database entries."));
-    description = description.append(QString("\n  merge\t\tMerge 2 KeePassXC database files."));
+    description = description.append(QString("\n  merge\t\tMerge two databases."));
     parser.setApplicationDescription(QCoreApplication::translate("main", qPrintable(description)));
 
     parser.addPositionalArgument("command", QCoreApplication::translate("main", "Name of the command to execute."));