diff --git a/pkgs/oizys/cmd/root.go b/pkgs/oizys/cmd/root.go
index 7d6ae62..a202ec2 100644
--- a/pkgs/oizys/cmd/root.go
+++ b/pkgs/oizys/cmd/root.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Short: "nix begat oizys",
 	PersistentPreRun: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		if debug {
-			log.Info("running with verbose mode")
+			log.Info("running in debug mode")
 			log.SetLevel(log.DebugLevel)
 		}
 		oizys.SetFlake(flake)
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func init() {
 
 	rootCmd.CompletionOptions.HiddenDefaultCmd = true
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&flake, "flake", "", "path to flake ($OIZYS_DIR or $HOME/oizys)")
-	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&host, "host", "", "host to build (current host)")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&host, "host", "", "host(s) to build (current host)")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&verbose, "verbose", "v", false, "show verbose output")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&debug, "debug", false, "show debug output")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&resetCache, "reset-cache", false, "set narinfo-cache-negative-ttl to 0")