diff --git a/bin/paragon-scripts.js b/bin/paragon-scripts.js
index ff863f4429..696402b47e 100755
--- a/bin/paragon-scripts.js
+++ b/bin/paragon-scripts.js
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ const COMMANDS = {
       },
       {
         name: '--source-tokens-only',
-        description: 'Include only source design tokens in the build.',
+        description: 'If provided, only tokens from --source will be included in the output; Paragon tokens will be used for references but not included in the output.',
         defaultValue: false,
       },
       {
diff --git a/lib/__tests__/help.test.js b/lib/__tests__/help.test.js
index 753f865f90..b7e8e1a50a 100644
--- a/lib/__tests__/help.test.js
+++ b/lib/__tests__/help.test.js
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ describe('helpCommand', () => {
       expect.stringContaining(`${chalk.yellow.bold('--source-tokens-only')} ${chalk.grey('Default: false')}`),
     );
     expect(console.log).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      expect.stringContaining('Include only source design tokens in the build.'),
+      expect.stringContaining('If provided, only tokens from --source will be included in the output; Paragon tokens will be used for references but not included in the output.'),
     );
 
     expect(console.log).toHaveBeenCalledWith(