diff --git a/parsedmarc/cli.py b/parsedmarc/cli.py
index 09316b9..bd6e496 100644
--- a/parsedmarc/cli.py
+++ b/parsedmarc/cli.py
@@ -141,11 +141,11 @@ def _main():
                             help="append this suffix to the "
                                  "dmarc_aggregate and dmarc_forensic "
                                  "Elasticsearch index names, joined by _")
-    arg_parser.add_argument("--elasticsearch-use-ssl", default=False, action="store_true",
-                            help="enable ssl connection to elasticsearch server")
+    arg_parser.add_argument("--elasticsearch-use-ssl", default=False,
+                            action="store_true",
+                            help="Use SSL when connecting to Elasticsearch")
     arg_parser.add_argument("--elasticsearch-ssl-cert-path", default=None,
-                            help="if enabled ssl connection to elasticsearch"
-                            "this is the path to the cert which validates the server")
+                            help="Path to the Elasticsearch SSL certificate")
     arg_parser.add_argument("--hec", help="the URL to a Splunk HTTP Event "
                                           "Collector (HEC)")
     arg_parser.add_argument("--hec-token", help="the authorization token for "
diff --git a/parsedmarc/elastic.py b/parsedmarc/elastic.py
index 8ce4db9..2199005 100644
--- a/parsedmarc/elastic.py
+++ b/parsedmarc/elastic.py
@@ -172,9 +172,9 @@ def set_hosts(hosts, use_ssl=False, ssl_cert_path=None):
     Sets the Elasticsearch hosts to use
 
     Args:
-        hosts: A single hostname or URL, or list of hostnames or URLs
-        [use_ssl]: boolean, if True enables HTTPS connection to the server
-        [ssl_cert_path]: string, path to the certificate chain to validate the connection
+        hosts (str): A single hostname or URL, or list of hostnames or URLs
+        use_ssl (bool): Use a HTTPS connection to the server
+        ssl_cert_path (str): Path to the certificate chain
     """
     if type(hosts) != list:
         hosts = [hosts]