diff --git a/commands.go b/commands.go
index 7d48376125..1e624e6825 100644
--- a/commands.go
+++ b/commands.go
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ func (srv *Server) CmdCommit(stdin io.ReadCloser, stdout io.Writer, args ...stri
 		"Create a new image from a container's changes")
 	flComment := cmd.String("m", "", "Commit message")
 	flAuthor := cmd.String("author", "", "Author (eg. \"John Hannibal Smith <hannibal@a-team.com>\"")
-	flConfig := cmd.String("config", "", "Config automatically applied when the image is run. "+`(ex: -config '{"Cmd": ["cat", "/world"], "PortSpecs": ["22"]}')`)
+	flConfig := cmd.String("run", "", "Config automatically applied when the image is run. "+`(ex: {"Cmd": ["cat", "/world"], "PortSpecs": ["22"]}')`)
 	if err := cmd.Parse(args); err != nil {
 		return nil
 	}