diff --git a/oxrlib/config.py b/oxrlib/config.py
index 682a5500a4ca017f993ae82e5ff14349738139e3..cdb757462aad75988b1925a20013c84d6a3631b6 100644
--- a/oxrlib/config.py
+++ b/oxrlib/config.py
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class Configuration:
             'date',
             type=self._date_from_s,
             help="Use rates from this date, in YYYY-MM-DD format. "
-            "If you omit the year or month, it fills in the current year/month."
+            "If the year or month are not specified, defaults to today's year or month."
         )
         hist_parser.add_argument(
             'word1', nargs='?', metavar='amount',