diff --git a/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/EraBased/Options/Genesis.hs b/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/EraBased/Options/Genesis.hs
index aafa66b9e1..f440612e82 100644
--- a/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/EraBased/Options/Genesis.hs
+++ b/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/EraBased/Options/Genesis.hs
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ pGenesisCreateStaked envCli =
       Opt.strOption $ mconcat
         [ Opt.long "relay-specification-file"
         , Opt.metavar "FILE"
-        , Opt.help "JSON file specified the relays of each stake pool."
+        , Opt.help "JSON file that specifies the relays of each stake pool."
         , Opt.completer (Opt.bashCompleter "file")
         ]
 
diff --git a/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/EraBased/Run/CreateTestnetData.hs b/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/EraBased/Run/CreateTestnetData.hs
index f576a55b14..70eeb86b0c 100644
--- a/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/EraBased/Run/CreateTestnetData.hs
+++ b/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/EraBased/Run/CreateTestnetData.hs
@@ -654,9 +654,8 @@ readAndDecodeShelleyGenesis fpath = runExceptT $ do
 -- @readRelays fp@ reads the relays specification from a file
 readRelays :: ()
   => MonadIO m
-  => FromJSON a
   => FilePath -- ^ The file to read from
-  -> ExceptT GenesisCmdError m a
+  -> ExceptT GenesisCmdError m (Map Word [L.StakePoolRelay])
 readRelays fp = do
   relaySpecJsonBs <-
     handleIOExceptT (GenesisCmdStakePoolRelayFileError fp) (LBS.readFile fp)
diff --git a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/help/allegra_genesis_create-staked.cli b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/help/allegra_genesis_create-staked.cli
index 2d5018aa6f..9e769e8579 100644
--- a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/help/allegra_genesis_create-staked.cli
+++ b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/help/allegra_genesis_create-staked.cli
@@ -53,5 +53,6 @@ Available options:
   --num-stuffed-utxo INT   The number of fake UTxO entries to generate [default
                            is 0].
   --relay-specification-file FILE
-                           JSON file specified the relays of each stake pool.
+                           JSON file that specifies the relays of each stake
+                           pool.
   -h,--help                Show this help text
diff --git a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/help/alonzo_genesis_create-staked.cli b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/help/alonzo_genesis_create-staked.cli
index ab0aae3db3..a62ef03a49 100644
--- a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/help/alonzo_genesis_create-staked.cli
+++ b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/help/alonzo_genesis_create-staked.cli
@@ -53,5 +53,6 @@ Available options:
   --num-stuffed-utxo INT   The number of fake UTxO entries to generate [default
                            is 0].
   --relay-specification-file FILE
-                           JSON file specified the relays of each stake pool.
+                           JSON file that specifies the relays of each stake
+                           pool.
   -h,--help                Show this help text
diff --git a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/help/babbage_genesis_create-staked.cli b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/help/babbage_genesis_create-staked.cli
index 343db296d6..ea4db9f9fc 100644
--- a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/help/babbage_genesis_create-staked.cli
+++ b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/help/babbage_genesis_create-staked.cli
@@ -53,5 +53,6 @@ Available options:
   --num-stuffed-utxo INT   The number of fake UTxO entries to generate [default
                            is 0].
   --relay-specification-file FILE
-                           JSON file specified the relays of each stake pool.
+                           JSON file that specifies the relays of each stake
+                           pool.
   -h,--help                Show this help text
diff --git a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/help/conway_genesis_create-staked.cli b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/help/conway_genesis_create-staked.cli
index d006ca91d4..5059e632f4 100644
--- a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/help/conway_genesis_create-staked.cli
+++ b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/help/conway_genesis_create-staked.cli
@@ -53,5 +53,6 @@ Available options:
   --num-stuffed-utxo INT   The number of fake UTxO entries to generate [default
                            is 0].
   --relay-specification-file FILE
-                           JSON file specified the relays of each stake pool.
+                           JSON file that specifies the relays of each stake
+                           pool.
   -h,--help                Show this help text
diff --git a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/help/latest_genesis_create-staked.cli b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/help/latest_genesis_create-staked.cli
index a845fc0df6..acbf194b5e 100644
--- a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/help/latest_genesis_create-staked.cli
+++ b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/help/latest_genesis_create-staked.cli
@@ -53,5 +53,6 @@ Available options:
   --num-stuffed-utxo INT   The number of fake UTxO entries to generate [default
                            is 0].
   --relay-specification-file FILE
-                           JSON file specified the relays of each stake pool.
+                           JSON file that specifies the relays of each stake
+                           pool.
   -h,--help                Show this help text
diff --git a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/help/mary_genesis_create-staked.cli b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/help/mary_genesis_create-staked.cli
index aae4c0c8d4..7812d2289c 100644
--- a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/help/mary_genesis_create-staked.cli
+++ b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/help/mary_genesis_create-staked.cli
@@ -53,5 +53,6 @@ Available options:
   --num-stuffed-utxo INT   The number of fake UTxO entries to generate [default
                            is 0].
   --relay-specification-file FILE
-                           JSON file specified the relays of each stake pool.
+                           JSON file that specifies the relays of each stake
+                           pool.
   -h,--help                Show this help text
diff --git a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/help/shelley_genesis_create-staked.cli b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/help/shelley_genesis_create-staked.cli
index f7ed470787..5685e8b05f 100644
--- a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/help/shelley_genesis_create-staked.cli
+++ b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/help/shelley_genesis_create-staked.cli
@@ -53,5 +53,6 @@ Available options:
   --num-stuffed-utxo INT   The number of fake UTxO entries to generate [default
                            is 0].
   --relay-specification-file FILE
-                           JSON file specified the relays of each stake pool.
+                           JSON file that specifies the relays of each stake
+                           pool.
   -h,--help                Show this help text