4 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/lib/chef/application/client.rb b/lib/chef/application/client.rb
index 365e58778e..9dfad97da6 100644
--- a/lib/chef/application/client.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/application/client.rb
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class Chef::Application::Client < Chef::Application
     :long         => '--[no-]color',
     :boolean      => true,
     :default      => !Chef::Platform.windows?,
-    :description  => "Use colored output, defaults to enabled (windows default disabled)"
+    :description  => "Use colored output, defaults to enabled on *NIX platforms and disabled on Windows platforms"
 
   option :log_level,
     :short        => "-l LEVEL",
diff --git a/lib/chef/application/knife.rb b/lib/chef/application/knife.rb
index f92da7fb91..82045d8a29 100644
--- a/lib/chef/application/knife.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/application/knife.rb
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class Chef::Application::Knife < Chef::Application
     :long         => '--[no-]color',
     :boolean      => true,
     :default      => !Chef::Platform.windows?,
-    :description  => "Use colored output, defaults to enabled (windows default disabled)"
+    :description  => "Use colored output, defaults to enabled on *NIX platforms and disabled on Windows platforms"
 
   option :environment,
     :short        => "-E ENVIRONMENT",
diff --git a/spec/unit/application/client_spec.rb b/spec/unit/application/client_spec.rb
index 9c9acadad6..04a86bee8d 100644
--- a/spec/unit/application/client_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/application/client_spec.rb
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ describe Chef::Application::Client, "configure_chef" do
     @app.configure_chef
   end
 
-  it "should set default colored output to false on windows and true otherwise" do
+  it "should set the colored output to false by default on windows and true otherwise" do
     if windows?
       Chef::Config[:color].should be_false
     else
diff --git a/spec/unit/application/knife_spec.rb b/spec/unit/application/knife_spec.rb
index dde79d6c05..16f94c7786 100644
--- a/spec/unit/application/knife_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/application/knife_spec.rb
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ describe Chef::Application::Knife do
     end
   end
 
-  it "should set default colored output to false on windows and true otherwise" do
+  it "should set the colored output to false by default on windows and true otherwise" do
     with_argv(*%w{noop knife command}) do
       @knife.should_receive(:exit).with(0)
       @knife.run