diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 66b8c41..68e1c58 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ you to :
 * adopt existing k8s resources by generating a helm chart 
 * migrate adopted resources to be controlled by helm  
 * create a helm release using secret as driver
-* perform a dry-run/debug (optional)
+* perform a dry-run/debug-mode (optional)
 
 *Note:* `adopt` does not re-create resources.
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ Usage:
   adopt resources <pluralKind>:<name> [flags]
 
 Flags:
-      --debug                 Show the generated manifests on STDOUT
+      --debug-mode            Show the generated manifests on STDOUT
       --dry-run               Print what resources will be adopted 
   -h, --help                  help for resources
   -c, --kube-context string   name of the kubeconfig context to use
diff --git a/cmd/resources.go b/cmd/resources.go
index fa37b21..3a3306b 100644
--- a/cmd/resources.go
+++ b/cmd/resources.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func NewResourcesCmd(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	cmd.MarkFlagRequired("output")
 	flags.StringVarP(&releaseName, "release", "r", "", "Specify the name for the generated release")
 	flags.BoolVar(&dryRun, "dry-run", false, "Print what resources will be adopted ")
-	flags.BoolVar(&debug, "debug", false, "Show the generated manifests on STDOUT")
+	flags.BoolVar(&debug, "debug-mode", false, "Show the generated manifests on STDOUT")
 
 	Settings.AddFlags(flags)