diff --git a/cmd/helm/install.go b/cmd/helm/install.go
index a6d6b0812..4602ea9fd 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/install.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/install.go
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ func newInstallCmd(c helm.Interface, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	f.StringVar(&inst.version, "version", "", "specify the exact chart version to install. If this is not specified, the latest version is installed")
 	f.Int64Var(&inst.timeout, "timeout", 300, "time in seconds to wait for any individual Kubernetes operation (like Jobs for hooks)")
 	f.BoolVar(&inst.wait, "wait", false, "if set, will wait until all Pods, PVCs, Services, and minimum number of Pods of a Deployment are in a ready state before marking the release as successful. It will wait for as long as --timeout")
-	f.BoolVar(&inst.atomic, "atomic", false, "if set, installation process purges chart on fail")
+	f.BoolVar(&inst.atomic, "atomic", false, "if set, installation process purges chart on fail, also sets --wait flag")
 	f.StringVar(&inst.repoURL, "repo", "", "chart repository url where to locate the requested chart")
 	f.StringVar(&inst.username, "username", "", "chart repository username where to locate the requested chart")
 	f.StringVar(&inst.password, "password", "", "chart repository password where to locate the requested chart")
diff --git a/cmd/helm/upgrade.go b/cmd/helm/upgrade.go
index 5184a97ff..044ec045d 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/upgrade.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/upgrade.go
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ func newUpgradeCmd(client helm.Interface, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	f.BoolVar(&upgrade.resetValues, "reset-values", false, "when upgrading, reset the values to the ones built into the chart")
 	f.BoolVar(&upgrade.reuseValues, "reuse-values", false, "when upgrading, reuse the last release's values and merge in any overrides from the command line via --set and -f. If '--reset-values' is specified, this is ignored.")
 	f.BoolVar(&upgrade.wait, "wait", false, "if set, will wait until all Pods, PVCs, Services, and minimum number of Pods of a Deployment are in a ready state before marking the release as successful. It will wait for as long as --timeout")
-	f.BoolVar(&upgrade.atomic, "atomic", false, "if set, upgrade process rolls back changes made in case of failed upgrade")
+	f.BoolVar(&upgrade.atomic, "atomic", false, "if set, upgrade process rolls back changes made in case of failed upgrade, also sets --wait flag")
 	f.StringVar(&upgrade.repoURL, "repo", "", "chart repository url where to locate the requested chart")
 	f.StringVar(&upgrade.username, "username", "", "chart repository username where to locate the requested chart")
 	f.StringVar(&upgrade.password, "password", "", "chart repository password where to locate the requested chart")
diff --git a/docs/helm/helm_install.md b/docs/helm/helm_install.md
index 75a3c0502..12ae81b78 100644
--- a/docs/helm/helm_install.md
+++ b/docs/helm/helm_install.md
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ helm install [CHART] [flags]
 ### Options
 
 ```
-      --atomic                   if set, installation process purges chart on fail
+      --atomic                   if set, installation process purges chart on fail, also sets --wait flag
       --ca-file string           verify certificates of HTTPS-enabled servers using this CA bundle
       --cert-file string         identify HTTPS client using this SSL certificate file
       --dep-up                   run helm dependency update before installing the chart
@@ -130,4 +130,4 @@ helm install [CHART] [flags]
 
 * [helm](helm.md)	 - The Helm package manager for Kubernetes.
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 27-Jan-2019
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 28-Jan-2019
diff --git a/docs/helm/helm_upgrade.md b/docs/helm/helm_upgrade.md
index ac2ab316a..676c26595 100644
--- a/docs/helm/helm_upgrade.md
+++ b/docs/helm/helm_upgrade.md
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ helm upgrade [RELEASE] [CHART] [flags]
 ### Options
 
 ```
-      --atomic                   if set, upgrade process rolls back changes made in case of failed upgrade
+      --atomic                   if set, upgrade process rolls back changes made in case of failed upgrade, also sets --wait flag
       --ca-file string           verify certificates of HTTPS-enabled servers using this CA bundle
       --cert-file string         identify HTTPS client using this SSL certificate file
       --description string       specify the description to use for the upgrade, rather than the default
@@ -117,4 +117,4 @@ helm upgrade [RELEASE] [CHART] [flags]
 
 * [helm](helm.md)	 - The Helm package manager for Kubernetes.
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 23-Jan-2019
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 28-Jan-2019