diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7476466d6d..d8f1f31831 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -282,10 +282,10 @@ limit blocks converge to (`--targetgaslimit`) and the price transactions are acc
 #### CLI
 Run `./shyft-geth.sh` with one of the following flags: 
 
-- `--setup`               - Setups postgres and the shyft chain db
-- `--start`               - Starts geth
+- `--setup`               - Setups postgres and the shyft chain db.
+- `--start`               - Starts geth.
 - `--reset`               - Drops postgress and chain db, and reinstantiates both.
-- `--js [web3 filename]`  - Executes web3 calls with a passed file name example: filename = sendTransactions.js `--js sendTransactions`
+- `--js [web3 filename]`  - Executes web3 calls with a passed file name. If the file name is `sendTransactions.js`, `./shyft-geth.sh --js sendTransactions`.
 
 Note: An alias can be set for convenience `alias shyft-geth='<path/to/shyft/geth>/shyft_go-ethereum/shyft-geth.sh'`
 
diff --git a/shyft-geth.sh b/shyft-geth.sh
index f80ee219f7..f257e38a81 100755
--- a/shyft-geth.sh
+++ b/shyft-geth.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 if [[ $# -lt 1 ]]; then
-    echo Shyft-Geth: No flags detected, refer to readme for available commands.
+    echo
+    echo Shyft-Geth: No flags detected, see help:
+    echo
+    echo "   --setup:               Setups postgres and the shyft chain db."
+    echo "   --start:               Starts geth."
+    echo "   --reset:               Drops postgress and chain db, and reinstantiates both."
+    echo "   --js [filename]:       Executes web3 calls with a passed file name. If the file name is sendTransactions.js, $ ./shyft-geth.sh --js sendTransactions"
+    echo
     exit 1
 fi