diff --git a/metrics/scaling/k8s_scale_nc.sh b/metrics/scaling/k8s_scale_nc.sh
index f1b86b1b..bb91d882 100755
--- a/metrics/scaling/k8s_scale_nc.sh
+++ b/metrics/scaling/k8s_scale_nc.sh
@@ -437,8 +437,8 @@ help()
 	usage=$(cat << EOF
 Usage: $0 [-h] [options]
    Description:
-	Launch a series of workloads and take memory metric measurements after
-	each launch.
+	Launch a series of workloads and take pod query-response latency measurements
+	after each launch.
    Options:
 		-h,    Help page.
 EOF
diff --git a/metrics/scaling/k8s_scale_rapid.sh b/metrics/scaling/k8s_scale_rapid.sh
index 95f5fddc..03e46ba4 100755
--- a/metrics/scaling/k8s_scale_rapid.sh
+++ b/metrics/scaling/k8s_scale_rapid.sh
@@ -211,8 +211,8 @@ help()
 	usage=$(cat << EOF
 Usage: $0 [-h] [options]
    Description:
-	Launch a series of workloads and take memory metric measurements after
-	each launch.
+	Launch a series of workloads and take memory metric measurements using 'collectd'
+	after each launch.
    Options:
 		-h,    Help page.
 EOF