diff --git a/sysinv/cgts-client/cgts-client/cgtsclient/v1/address_pool_shell.py b/sysinv/cgts-client/cgts-client/cgtsclient/v1/address_pool_shell.py
index 43a60289f3..a05e7160e4 100644
--- a/sysinv/cgts-client/cgts-client/cgtsclient/v1/address_pool_shell.py
+++ b/sysinv/cgts-client/cgts-client/cgtsclient/v1/address_pool_shell.py
@@ -83,8 +83,9 @@ def _get_range_tuples(data):
            metavar='<network prefix>',
            help="Network IP address prefix length [REQUIRED]")
 @utils.arg('--ranges',
-           metavar='<start-end>,[<start-end],...',
-           help="The inclusive range of addresses to allocate")
+           metavar='<ranges>',
+           help="The inclusive range of addresses to allocate "
+           "<startaddr1-endaddr1>[,<startaddr2-endaddr2>,...]")
 @utils.arg('--order',
            metavar='<sequential | random>',
            help="The allocation order within the start/end range")
@@ -116,8 +117,9 @@ def do_addrpool_add(cc, args):
            metavar='<name>',
            help="Name of the Address Pool]")
 @utils.arg('--ranges',
-           metavar='<start-end>,[<start-end],...',
-           help="The inclusive range of addresses to allocate")
+           metavar='<ranges>',
+           help="The inclusive range of addresses to allocate "
+           "<startaddr1-endaddr1>[,<startaddr2-endaddr2>,...]")
 @utils.arg('--order',
            metavar='<sequential | random>',
            help="The allocation order within the start/end range")
diff --git a/sysinv/cgts-client/cgts-client/cgtsclient/v1/cluster_shell.py b/sysinv/cgts-client/cgts-client/cgtsclient/v1/cluster_shell.py
index f156039e87..80714d3559 100644
--- a/sysinv/cgts-client/cgts-client/cgtsclient/v1/cluster_shell.py
+++ b/sysinv/cgts-client/cgts-client/cgtsclient/v1/cluster_shell.py
@@ -86,8 +86,9 @@ if os.path.exists('/var/run/.sysinv_running_in_lab'):
                metavar='<name>',
                help='Name of the Cluster [REQUIRED]')
     @utils.arg('--peers',
-               metavar='<name~status>,[<name~status],...',
-               help='The inclusive range of peers to allocate')
+               metavar='<peers>',
+               help='The inclusive range of peers to allocate '
+               "<name~status>[,<name~status>,...]")
     def do_cluster_add(cc, args):
         """Add Cluster."""
 
@@ -115,8 +116,9 @@ if os.path.exists('/var/run/.sysinv_running_in_lab'):
                metavar='<name>',
                help="Name of the Cluster")
     @utils.arg('--peers',
-               metavar='<name-status>,[<name-status],...',
-               help="The inclusive range of peers to allocate")
+               metavar='<peers>',
+               help="The inclusive range of peers to allocate "
+               "<name~status>[,<name~status>,...]")
     def do_cluster_modify(cc, args):
         """Modify Cluster attributes."""