diff --git a/daemon/remote.c b/daemon/remote.c
index 8b8d9c131..c225e76a3 100644
--- a/daemon/remote.c
+++ b/daemon/remote.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ getUsage( void )
 
 static tr_option opts[] =
 {
-    { 'a', "add",                  "Add torrent files", "a",  0, NULL },
+    { 'a', "add",                  "Add torrent files by filename or URL", "a",  0, NULL },
     { 'b', "debug",                "Print debugging information", "b",  0, NULL },
     { 'd', "downlimit",            "Set the maximum global download speed in KB/s", "d",  1, "<speed>" },
     { 'D', "no-downlimit",         "Don't limit the global download speed", "D",  0, NULL },
diff --git a/daemon/transmission-remote.1 b/daemon/transmission-remote.1
index a9bf1a5a2..2926e4926 100644
--- a/daemon/transmission-remote.1
+++ b/daemon/transmission-remote.1
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ and
 .Bk -words
 .Nm
 .Op Ar host:port | host | port
-.Op Fl a Ar torrent-files
+.Op Fl a Ar filenames-or-URLs
 .Op Fl b
 .Op Fl d Ar number | Fl D
 .Op Fl er | ep | et
@@ -51,10 +51,8 @@ Other sessions can be controlled by specifying a different host and/or port.
 
 .Sh OPTIONS
 .Bl -tag -width Ds
-.It Fl a Fl -add Ar torrent-file(s)
-Add
-.Ar torrent-file(s)
-into transmission.
+.It Fl a Fl -add Ar filenames-or-URLs
+Add torrents to transmission.
 
 .It Fl b Fl -debug
 Enable debugging mode.