diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 87a047f2dd515..8324def820413 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ void SetupServerArgs()
 #endif
     gArgs.AddArg("-whitebind=<addr>", "Bind to given address and whitelist peers connecting to it. Use [host]:port notation for IPv6", false, OptionsCategory::CONNECTION);
     gArgs.AddArg("-whitelist=<IP address or network>", "Whitelist peers connecting from the given IP address (e.g. 1.2.3.4) or CIDR notated network (e.g. 1.2.3.0/24). Can be specified multiple times."
-        " Whitelisted peers cannot be DoS banned and their transactions are always relayed, even if they are already in the mempool, useful e.g. for a gateway", false, OptionsCategory::CONNECTION);
+        " Whitelisted peers cannot be DoS banned", false, OptionsCategory::CONNECTION);
 
     g_wallet_init_interface.AddWalletOptions();
 
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ void SetupServerArgs()
     gArgs.AddArg("-datacarriersize", strprintf("Maximum size of data in data carrier transactions we relay and mine (default: %u)", MAX_OP_RETURN_RELAY), false, OptionsCategory::NODE_RELAY);
     gArgs.AddArg("-minrelaytxfee=<amt>", strprintf("Fees (in %s/kB) smaller than this are considered zero fee for relaying, mining and transaction creation (default: %s)",
         CURRENCY_UNIT, FormatMoney(DEFAULT_MIN_RELAY_TX_FEE)), false, OptionsCategory::NODE_RELAY);
-    gArgs.AddArg("-whitelistforcerelay", strprintf("Force relay of transactions from whitelisted peers even if they violate local relay policy (default: %d)", DEFAULT_WHITELISTFORCERELAY), false, OptionsCategory::NODE_RELAY);
+    gArgs.AddArg("-whitelistforcerelay", strprintf("Force relay of transactions from whitelisted peers even if the transactions were already in the mempool or violate local relay policy (default: %d)", DEFAULT_WHITELISTFORCERELAY), false, OptionsCategory::NODE_RELAY);
     gArgs.AddArg("-whitelistrelay", strprintf("Accept relayed transactions received from whitelisted peers even when not relaying transactions (default: %d)", DEFAULT_WHITELISTRELAY), false, OptionsCategory::NODE_RELAY);
 
     gArgs.AddArg("-blockmaxsize=<n>", strprintf("Set maximum block size in bytes (default: %d)", DEFAULT_BLOCK_MAX_SIZE), false, OptionsCategory::BLOCK_CREATION);