diff --git a/cmd/nuclei/main.go b/cmd/nuclei/main.go
index a74a62a64b..a1123b9ffc 100644
--- a/cmd/nuclei/main.go
+++ b/cmd/nuclei/main.go
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ on extensive configurability, massive extensibility and ease of use.`)
 	flagSet.CreateGroup("cloud", "Cloud",
 		flagSet.DynamicVar(&pdcpauth, "auth", "true", "configure projectdiscovery cloud (pdcp) api key"),
 		flagSet.BoolVarP(&options.EnableCloudUpload, "cloud-upload", "cup", false, "upload scan results to pdcp dashboard"),
-		flagSet.StringVarP(&options.ScanID, "scan-id", "sid", "", "upload scan results to given scan id"),
+		flagSet.StringVarP(&options.ScanID, "scan-id", "sid", "", "upload scan results to existing scan id (optional)"),
 		flagSet.StringVarP(&options.ScanName, "scan-name", "sname", "", "scan name to set (optional)"),
 	)