diff --git a/nerval/cli.py b/nerval/cli.py
index 1f465038c47c8d6aae33eb71e6911c0a409afd41..ef4dbb128d888589e26699e4ed5a56e50e23853d 100644
--- a/nerval/cli.py
+++ b/nerval/cli.py
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ def parse_args():
     parser.add_argument(
         "-v",
         "--verbose",
-        help="Print only the recap if False",
-        action="store_false",
+        help="Show a full recap on each NER label.",
+        action="store_true",
     )
     parser.add_argument(
         "-t",