diff --git a/src/csgrep.cc b/src/csgrep.cc
index aa6c39b8..19dcdf1a 100644
--- a/src/csgrep.cc
+++ b/src/csgrep.cc
@@ -569,11 +569,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             ("tool",                po::value<string>(),        "defect matches if it was detected by tool that matches the given regex")
             ("annot",               po::value<string>(),        "defect matches if its annotation matches the given regex")
             ("src-annot",           po::value<string>(),        "defect matches if an annotation in the _source_ file matches the given regex")
-            ("imp-level",           po::value<int>(),           "defect matches if the importance level is greater or equal than the given number")
+            ("imp-level",           po::value<int>(),           "defect matches if the importance level is greater than or equal to the given number")
 
             ("drop-scan-props",                                 "do not propagate scan properties")
             ("embed-context,U",     po::value<int>(),           "embed a number of lines of context from the source file for the key event")
-            ("prune-events",        po::value<int>(),           "event is preserved if its verbosity level is below the given number")
+            ("prune-events",        po::value<int>(),           "event is preserved if its verbosity level is less than or equal to the given number")
             ("warning-rate-limit",  po::value<int>(),           "stop processing a warning if the count of its occurrences exceeds the specified limit")
             ("limit-msg-len",       po::value<int>(),           "limit message length by a number provided")
             ("remove-duplicates,u",                             "remove defects that are not unique by their key event")