diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 032a7f3..3f6cb3a 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -439,8 +439,8 @@ do_show_usage() {
   echo "r-builds quick install version ${THIS_VERSION}"
   echo "Usage: `basename $0` [-i|-r|-v|-h|install|rversions|version|help]"
   echo "Where:"
-  echo "'-i' or 'install' [version] [-y|yes] (default) install the given version (skipping confirmations with -y)"
-  echo "     or list R versions available for quick install and prompt for one if none is provided"
+  echo "'-i' or 'install' [version] [-y|yes] (default) list R versions available for quick install and prompt for one"
+  echo "If a version is provided, the installation proceeds without prompting, confirmations can be optionally skipped"
   echo "'-r' or 'rversions' list the R versions available for quick install, one per line"
   echo "'-v' or 'version' shows the version of this command"
   echo "'-h' or 'help' show this info"