diff --git a/hoot-core/src/main/cpp/hoot/core/cmd/BuildModelCmd.cpp b/hoot-core/src/main/cpp/hoot/core/cmd/BuildModelCmd.cpp
index a3f514a..c44b269 100644
--- a/hoot-core/src/main/cpp/hoot/core/cmd/BuildModelCmd.cpp
+++ b/hoot-core/src/main/cpp/hoot/core/cmd/BuildModelCmd.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public:
virtual QString getName() const override { return "build-model"; }
virtual QString getDescription() const override
- { return "Creates a random forest model for conflation"; }
+ { return "Builds a random forest model to be used in conflation"; }
virtual int runSimple(QStringList& args) override
{