diff --git a/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/EraBased/Options/Common.hs b/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/EraBased/Options/Common.hs
index 30bfce397..a34ebcc99 100644
--- a/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/EraBased/Options/Common.hs
+++ b/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/EraBased/Options/Common.hs
@@ -1735,7 +1735,7 @@ pTxIdOutputFormatJsonOrText =
   make format desc flag_ default_ =
     Opt.flag' format $
       mconcat
-        [ Opt.help $ "Format output to " <> desc <> (if default_ then " (the default)." else ".")
+        [ Opt.help $ "Format output as " <> desc <> (if default_ then " (the default)." else ".")
         , Opt.long ("output-" <> flag_)
         ]