diff --git a/cmd/helm/repo_update.go b/cmd/helm/repo_update.go
index 9ba42caf5..5e710a267 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/repo_update.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/repo_update.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func newRepoUpdateCmd(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "update",
 		Aliases: []string{"up"},
-		Short:   "update information on available charts in the chart repositories",
+		Short:   "update information of available charts locally from chart repositories",
 		Long:    updateDesc,
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			u.home = settings.Home
diff --git a/docs/helm/helm_repo.md b/docs/helm/helm_repo.md
index 150b565fa..3378a1850 100644
--- a/docs/helm/helm_repo.md
+++ b/docs/helm/helm_repo.md
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@ Example usage:
 * [helm repo index](helm_repo_index.md)	 - generate an index file given a directory containing packaged charts
 * [helm repo list](helm_repo_list.md)	 - list chart repositories
 * [helm repo remove](helm_repo_remove.md)	 - remove a chart repository
-* [helm repo update](helm_repo_update.md)	 - update information on available charts in the chart repositories
+* [helm repo update](helm_repo_update.md)	 - update information of available charts locally from chart repositories
 
 ###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 29-May-2017
diff --git a/docs/helm/helm_repo_update.md b/docs/helm/helm_repo_update.md
index 98e443e59..3758f822f 100644
--- a/docs/helm/helm_repo_update.md
+++ b/docs/helm/helm_repo_update.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ## helm repo update
 
-update information on available charts in the chart repositories
+update information of available charts locally from chart repositories
 
 ### Synopsis
 
diff --git a/docs/man/man1/helm_repo_update.1 b/docs/man/man1/helm_repo_update.1
index 2c0b9d338..42bf511dd 100644
--- a/docs/man/man1/helm_repo_update.1
+++ b/docs/man/man1/helm_repo_update.1
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 .SH NAME
 .PP
-helm\-repo\-update \- update information on available charts in the chart repositories
+helm\-repo\-update \- update information of available charts locally from chart repositories
 
 
 .SH SYNOPSIS