diff --git a/pkg/cmd/pulumi/stack_graph.go b/pkg/cmd/pulumi/stack_graph.go
index 1261a9d70368..d564dd88e549 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/pulumi/stack_graph.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/pulumi/stack_graph.go
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func newStackGraphCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&parentEdgeColor, "parent-edge-color", "#AA6639",
 		"Sets the color of parent edges in the graph")
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&shortNodeName, "short-node-name", false,
-		"Returns the resource name as the node label for each node of the graph")
+		"Sets the resource name as the node label for each node of the graph")
 	return cmd
 }