diff --git a/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/codemods/Putout.java b/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/codemods/Putout.java
index 0014ddb..56d5a6d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/codemods/Putout.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/codemods/Putout.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public String getDescription() {
     }
 
     @Option(displayName = "Rules",
-            description = "Names of rules to enable. If not provided, all rules are enabled.",
+            description = "Names of rules to enable. If not provided, putout's default rules are used.",
             required = false)
     @Nullable
     Set<String> rules;