diff --git a/cmd/clef/README.md b/cmd/clef/README.md
index 0981f1b3e6..9b10d03877 100644
--- a/cmd/clef/README.md
+++ b/cmd/clef/README.md
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ GLOBAL OPTIONS:
    --stdio-ui              Use STDIN/STDOUT as a channel for an external UI. This means that an STDIN/STDOUT is used for RPC-communication with a e.g. a graphical user interface, and can be used when Clef is started by an external process.
    --stdio-ui-test         Mechanism to test interface between Clef and UI. Requires 'stdio-ui'.
    --advanced              If enabled, issues warnings instead of rejections for suspicious requests. Default off
-   --acceptWarn            If set, does not show the warning during boot
+   --suppress-bootwarn     If set, does not show the warning during boot
    --help, -h              show help
    --version, -v           print the version
 ```
diff --git a/cmd/clef/main.go b/cmd/clef/main.go
index 8d461482df..87f88cf2bc 100644
--- a/cmd/clef/main.go
+++ b/cmd/clef/main.go
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ var (
 		Usage: "If enabled, issues warnings instead of rejections for suspicious requests. Default off",
 	}
 	acceptFlag = cli.BoolFlag{
-		Name:  "acceptWarn",
+		Name:  "suppress-bootwarn",
 		Usage: "If set, does not show the warning during boot",
 	}
 	keystoreFlag = cli.StringFlag{