diff --git a/cmd/podman/main_local.go b/cmd/podman/main_local.go
index e5b87754bd..9af698d954 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/main_local.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/main_local.go
@@ -67,10 +67,10 @@ func init() {
 	// -s is deprecated due to conflict with -s on subcommands
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&MainGlobalOpts.StorageDriver, "storage-driver", "", "Select which storage driver is used to manage storage of images and containers (default is overlay)")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringArrayVar(&MainGlobalOpts.StorageOpts, "storage-opt", []string{}, "Used to pass an option to the storage driver")
-	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&MainGlobalOpts.Syslog, "syslog", false, "Output logging information to syslog as well as the console")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&MainGlobalOpts.Syslog, "syslog", false, "Output logging information to syslog as well as the console (default false)")
 
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&MainGlobalOpts.TmpDir, "tmpdir", "", "Path to the tmp directory for libpod state content.\n\nNote: use the environment variable 'TMPDIR' to change the temporary storage location for container images, '/var/tmp'.\n")
-	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&MainGlobalOpts.Trace, "trace", false, "Enable opentracing output")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&MainGlobalOpts.Trace, "trace", false, "Enable opentracing output (default false)")
 }
 
 func setSyslog() error {