diff --git a/cmd/exit.go b/cmd/exit.go
index 5e6ec351f..6cf064dbb 100644
--- a/cmd/exit.go
+++ b/cmd/exit.go
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func bindExitFlags(cmd *cobra.Command, config *exitConfig, flags []exitCLIFlag)
 		case beaconNodeTimeout:
 			cmd.Flags().DurationVar(&config.BeaconNodeTimeout, beaconNodeTimeout.String(), 30*time.Second, maybeRequired("Timeout for beacon node HTTP calls."))
 		case publishTimeout:
-			cmd.Flags().DurationVar(&config.PublishTimeout, publishTimeout.String(), 30*time.Second, "Publish API timeout, increase if API interactions time out.")
+			cmd.Flags().DurationVar(&config.PublishTimeout, publishTimeout.String(), 30*time.Second, "Timeout for publishing a signed exit to the publish-address API.")
 		}
 
 		if f.required {