diff --git a/server/base/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/server/conf/CheckAccumuloConfig.java b/server/base/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/server/conf/CheckAccumuloConfig.java
index f671e351a04..e7418eb86fe 100644
--- a/server/base/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/server/conf/CheckAccumuloConfig.java
+++ b/server/base/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/server/conf/CheckAccumuloConfig.java
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ public String keyword() {
 
   @Override
   public String description() {
-    return "Checks Accumulo configuration. Optionally provide the file path. Otherwise, will "
-        + "attempt to find and check the config file";
+    return "Checks Accumulo configuration. Note that this is a subset of the checks performed "
+        + "by " + (new CheckServerConfig().keyword());
   }
 
   @Override