diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/certificates/management/commands/modify_cert_template.py b/lms/djangoapps/certificates/management/commands/modify_cert_template.py
index d720c628e6d6..f4ae5f64d2b6 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/certificates/management/commands/modify_cert_template.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/certificates/management/commands/modify_cert_template.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 class Command(BaseCommand):
     """Management command to modify certificate templates.
     Example usage:
-    ./manage.py lms modify_cert_template --old-text
+    ./manage.py lms modify_cert_template --old-text "</head>" --new text "<p>boo!</p></head>" --templates 867 3509
     """
 
     help = """Modify one or more certificate templates.