diff --git a/src/commands/measure-lambda-cold-starts.js b/src/commands/measure-lambda-cold-starts.js
index fa3f893..5702fe6 100644
--- a/src/commands/measure-lambda-cold-starts.js
+++ b/src/commands/measure-lambda-cold-starts.js
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class MeasureLambdaColdStartsCommand extends Command {
 	}
 }
 
-MeasureLambdaColdStartsCommand.description = "Measures a function's initialization time";
+MeasureLambdaColdStartsCommand.description = "Measures a function's cold start duration (i.e. duration + initDuration)";
 MeasureLambdaColdStartsCommand.flags = {
 	functionName: flags.string({
 		char: "n",