diff --git a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/extend.rs b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/extend.rs
index d98fb311f..7e9f1e98c 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/extend.rs
+++ b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/extend.rs
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ pub struct Cmd {
     /// Number of ledgers to extend the entries
     #[arg(long, required = true)]
     pub ledgers_to_extend: u32,
-    /// Only print the new TTL ledger
+    /// Only print the new Time To Live ledger
     #[arg(long)]
-    pub extension_ledger_only: bool,
+    pub ttl_ledger_only: bool,
     #[command(flatten)]
     pub key: key::Args,
     #[command(flatten)]
@@ -80,11 +80,11 @@ pub enum Error {
 impl Cmd {
     #[allow(clippy::too_many_lines)]
     pub async fn run(&self) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        let expiration_ledger_seq = self.run_against_rpc_server().await?;
-        if self.extension_ledger_only {
-            println!("{expiration_ledger_seq}");
+        let ttl_ledger = self.run_against_rpc_server().await?;
+        if self.ttl_ledger_only {
+            println!("{ttl_ledger}");
         } else {
-            println!("New ttl ledger: {expiration_ledger_seq}");
+            println!("New ttl ledger: {ttl_ledger}");
         }
 
         Ok(())
diff --git a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/install.rs b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/install.rs
index 87c2877a7..fc171bbbe 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/install.rs
+++ b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/install.rs
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ impl Cmd {
                 config: self.config.clone(),
                 fee: self.fee.clone(),
                 ledgers_to_extend: None,
+                ttl_ledger_only: true,
             }
             .run_against_rpc_server()
             .await?;
diff --git a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/mod.rs b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/mod.rs
index b07011a28..c10c31502 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/mod.rs
+++ b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/mod.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ pub enum Cmd {
 
     Build(build::Cmd),
 
-    /// Extend the expiry ledger of a contract-data ledger entry.
+    /// Extend the time to live ledger of a contract-data ledger entry.
     ///
     /// If no keys are specified the contract itself is extended.
     Extend(extend::Cmd),
diff --git a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/restore.rs b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/restore.rs
index f10cdb780..fb7f560fa 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/restore.rs
+++ b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/restore.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ pub struct Cmd {
     /// Number of ledgers to extend the entry
     #[arg(long)]
     pub ledgers_to_extend: Option<u32>,
+    /// Only print the new Time To Live ledger
+    #[arg(long)]
+    pub ttl_ledger_only: bool,
     #[command(flatten)]
     pub config: config::Args,
     #[command(flatten)]
@@ -92,7 +95,7 @@ impl Cmd {
                 ledgers_to_extend,
                 config: self.config.clone(),
                 fee: self.fee.clone(),
-                extension_ledger_only: false,
+                ttl_ledger_only: false,
             }
             .run()
             .await?;
diff --git a/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/cli_test.go b/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/cli_test.go
index 4af05ccf4..f83380ace 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/cli_test.go
+++ b/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/cli_test.go
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ func extend(t *testing.T, contractId string, amount string, rest string) uint64
 	res := runSuccessfulCLICmd(
 		t,
 		fmt.Sprintf(
-			"contract extend --extension-ledger-only --id=%s --durability persistent --ledgers-to-extend=%s %s",
+			"contract extend --ttl-ledger-only --id=%s --durability persistent --ledgers-to-extend=%s %s",
 			contractId,
 			amount,
 			rest,
diff --git a/docs/soroban-cli-full-docs.md b/docs/soroban-cli-full-docs.md
index 30ffbe4b7..a07f46d5b 100644
--- a/docs/soroban-cli-full-docs.md
+++ b/docs/soroban-cli-full-docs.md
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ Tools for smart contract developers
 
 * `bindings` — Generate code client bindings for a contract
 * `build` — Build a contract from source
-* `extend` — Extend the expiry ledger of a contract-data ledger entry
+* `extend` — Extend the time to live ledger of a contract-data ledger entry
 * `deploy` — Deploy a contract
 * `fetch` — Fetch a contract's Wasm binary
 * `inspect` — Inspect a WASM file listing contract functions, meta, etc
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ To view the commands that will be executed, without executing them, use the --pr
 
 ## `soroban contract extend`
 
-Extend the expiry ledger of a contract-data ledger entry.
+Extend the time to live ledger of a contract-data ledger entry.
 
 If no keys are specified the contract itself is extended.
 
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ If no keys are specified the contract itself is extended.
 ###### **Options:**
 
 * `--ledgers-to-extend <LEDGERS_TO_EXTEND>` — Number of ledgers to extend the entries
-* `--extension-ledger-only` — Only print the new TTL ledger
+* `--ttl-ledger-only` — Only print the new Time To Live ledger
 * `--id <CONTRACT_ID>` — Contract ID to which owns the data entries. If no keys provided the Contract's instance will be extended
 * `--key <KEY>` — Storage key (symbols only)
 * `--key-xdr <KEY_XDR>` — Storage key (base64-encoded XDR)
@@ -463,6 +463,7 @@ If no keys are specificed the contract itself is restored.
     Temporary
 
 * `--ledgers-to-extend <LEDGERS_TO_EXTEND>` — Number of ledgers to extend the entry
+* `--ttl-ledger-only` — Only print the new Time To Live ledger
 * `--rpc-url <RPC_URL>` — RPC server endpoint
 * `--network-passphrase <NETWORK_PASSPHRASE>` — Network passphrase to sign the transaction sent to the rpc server
 * `--network <NETWORK>` — Name of network to use from config