diff --git a/src/main/resources/application.yml b/src/main/resources/application.yml
index 46d39c2cfa56348ac7317524716e980d6c99e6b2..2fef824ccdac59da5b0e11c2df20916a2f00deef 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/application.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ nshmp-haz:
   ##
   # The basin service url
   # To specify the url to use:
-  #     java -jar build/libs/nshmp-haz-v2.jar --basin-url=
+  #     java -jar build/libs/nshmp-haz-v2.jar --basin-service-url=
   basin-service-url: ${basin-service-url:https://staging-earthquake.usgs.gov/nshmp/ws/data/basin}
 
   ##