diff --git a/core-telemetry.cabal b/core-telemetry.cabal
--- a/core-telemetry.cabal
+++ b/core-telemetry.cabal
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 -- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
 
 name:           core-telemetry
-version:        0.2.9.3
+version:        0.2.9.4
 synopsis:       Advanced telemetry
 description:    This is part of a library to help build command-line programs, both tools and
                 longer-running daemons.
diff --git a/lib/Core/Telemetry/Honeycomb.hs b/lib/Core/Telemetry/Honeycomb.hs
--- a/lib/Core/Telemetry/Honeycomb.hs
+++ b/lib/Core/Telemetry/Honeycomb.hs
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
             appendOption
                 ( Variable
                     "HONEYCOMB_HOST"
-                    "Override the default API endpoint for occasions where telemetry needs to be proxied through an intermediate service. Default: api.honeycomb.io"
+                    "Endpoint where telemetry will be sent (defaults to \"api.honeycomb.io\")."
                 )
                 config2
     in  config3