diff --git a/gitinspector/help.py b/gitinspector/help.py
index 5a47740..666e108 100644
--- a/gitinspector/help.py
+++ b/gitinspector/help.py
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ from extensions import DEFAULT_EXTENSIONS
 from format import __available_formats__
 import sys
 
-__doc__ = _("""Usage: {0} [OPTION]... [DIRECTORY]
-List information about the repository in DIRECTORY. If no directory is
-specified, the current directory is used. If multiple directories are
-given, information will be fetched from the last directory specified.
+__doc__ = _("""Usage: {0} [OPTION]... [REPOSITORY]
+List information about the repository in REPOSITORY. If no repository is
+specified, the current directory is used. If multiple repositories are
+given, information will be fetched from the last repository specified.
 
 Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
 Boolean arguments can only be given to long options.
diff --git a/gitinspector/translations/messages.pot b/gitinspector/translations/messages.pot
index ce1ee00..2d9e9e3 100644
--- a/gitinspector/translations/messages.pot
+++ b/gitinspector/translations/messages.pot
@@ -143,10 +143,10 @@ msgstr ""
 
 #, python-brace-format
 msgid ""
-"Usage: {0} [OPTION]... [DIRECTORY]\n"
-"List information about the repository in DIRECTORY. If no directory is\n"
-"specified, the current directory is used. If multiple directories are\n"
-"given, information will be fetched from the last directory specified.\n"
+"Usage: {0} [OPTION]... [REPOSITORY]\n"
+"List information about the repository in REPOSITORY. If no repository is\n"
+"specified, the current directory is used. If multiple repositories are\n"
+"given, information will be fetched from the last repository specified.\n"
 "\n"
 "Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.\n"
 "Boolean arguments can only be given to long options.\n"