diff --git a/cmd/vic-machine/common/registries.go b/cmd/vic-machine/common/registries.go
index 8c56d7d162..d6db99bd6f 100644
--- a/cmd/vic-machine/common/registries.go
+++ b/cmd/vic-machine/common/registries.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func (r *Registries) Flags() []cli.Flag {
 	return []cli.Flag{
 		cli.StringSliceFlag{
 			Name:  "registry-ca, rc",
-			Usage: "Specify a list of additional certificate authority files to use to verify secure registry servers",
+			Usage: "Specify a list of certificate authority files to use to verify secure registry servers",
 			Value: &r.RegistryCAsArg,
 		},
 	}