diff --git a/lib/minitest/verify_plugin.rb b/lib/minitest/verify_plugin.rb
index 8f0b327..a6f5573 100644
--- a/lib/minitest/verify_plugin.rb
+++ b/lib/minitest/verify_plugin.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 module Minitest
   def self.plugin_verify_options(opts, options)
-    opts.on "--verify", "Verify tests sometimes fail." do
+    opts.on "--verify", "Verify tests are not false negatives after running them." do
       options[:enabled] = true
     end
   end