diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3e110a3..550630a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ Flags:
   -l, --rate-limit            Halt requests upon encountering a 429 (rate limit) HTTP status code.
   -r, --redirect              Automatically follow redirects in responses.
       --request-file string   Load request configuration and flags from a specified file.
-      --timeout int           Specify a max timeout time (default: 6000ms). (default 6000)
+      --timeout int           Specify a max timeout time in ms (default 6000)
   -u, --uri string            Specify the target URL for the request.
   -a, --user-agent string     pecify a custom User-Agent string for requests (default: 'nomore403').
   -v, --verbose               Enable verbose output for detailed request/response logging.
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 153f69b..2658658 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func init() {
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&rateLimit, "rate-limit", "l", false, "Halt requests upon encountering a 429 (rate limit) HTTP status code.")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&redirect, "redirect", "r", false, "Automatically follow redirects in responses.")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&requestFile, "request-file", "", "", "Load request configuration and flags from a specified file.")
-	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().IntVarP(&timeout, "timeout", "", 6000, "Specify a max timeout time (default: 6000ms).")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().IntVarP(&timeout, "timeout", "", 6000, "Specify a max timeout time in ms.")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&uri, "uri", "u", "", "Specify the target URL for the request.")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&userAgent, "user-agent", "a", "", "pecify a custom User-Agent string for requests (default: 'nomore403').")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&verbose, "verbose", "v", false, "Enable verbose output for detailed request/response logging.")