diff --git a/doc/cli/help.txt b/doc/cli/help.txt
index 4d34ae12..7ba4ff2a 100644
--- a/doc/cli/help.txt
+++ b/doc/cli/help.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   --config file ............ alternate nodemon.json config file to use
   -e, --ext ................ extensions to look for, ie. js,pug,hbs.
   -x, --exec app ........... execute script with "app", ie. -x "python -v".
-  -w, --watch path.......... watch directory "path" or files. use once for
+  -w, --watch path ......... watch directory "path" or files. use once for
                              each directory or file to watch.
   -i, --ignore ............. ignore specific files or directories.
   -V, --verbose ............ show detail on what is causing restarts.
diff --git a/doc/cli/options.txt b/doc/cli/options.txt
index af0edb5a..598ae63b 100644
--- a/doc/cli/options.txt
+++ b/doc/cli/options.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Configuration
   -i, --ignore ............. ignore specific files or directories
   --no-colors .............. disable color output
   --signal <signal> ........ use specified kill signal instead of default (ex. SIGTERM)
-  -w, --watch dir........... watch directory "dir" or files. use once for each
+  -w, --watch path ......... watch directory "dir" or files. use once for each
                              directory or file to watch
   --no-update-notifier ..... opt-out of update version check
 
diff --git a/lib/nodemon.js b/lib/nodemon.js
index 0f60e599..b3badea7 100644
--- a/lib/nodemon.js
+++ b/lib/nodemon.js
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ function nodemon(settings) {
     }).filter(Boolean).join(' ');
     if (ignoring) utils.log.detail('ignoring: ' + ignoring);
 
-    utils.log.info('watching dir(s): ' + config.options.monitor.map(function (rule) {
+    utils.log.info('watching path(s): ' + config.options.monitor.map(function (rule) {
       if (rule.slice(0, 1) !== '!') {
         try {
           rule = path.relative(process.cwd(), rule);