diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bc72a6d82..b2245f9c2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ TruffleHog has a sub-command for each source of data that you may want to scan:
 - syslog
 - file and stdin (coming soon)
 
-Each subcommand can have options that you can see with the `-h` flag provided to the sub command:
+Each subcommand can have options that you can see with the `--help` flag provided to the sub command:
 
 ```
 $ trufflehog git --help