diff --git a/src/python/OBis/obis/scripts/cli.py b/src/python/OBis/obis/scripts/cli.py
index 848eb3d318b7099286d7eeff8670d72359993805..f5cce0a5b943974d1ff138cd4d5859ce2d761f3d 100644
--- a/src/python/OBis/obis/scripts/cli.py
+++ b/src/python/OBis/obis/scripts/cli.py
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ def get(ctx, f):
 @cli.command()
 @click.pass_context
 def status(ctx):
-    """Sync the repository with openBIS.
+    """Show the state of the obis repository.
     """
     data_mgmt = shared_data_mgmt(ctx.obj)
     result = data_mgmt.status()