diff --git a/packages/gatsby-dev-cli/README.md b/packages/gatsby-dev-cli/README.md
index 3cc44a060d375..551af3066b37f 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-dev-cli/README.md
+++ b/packages/gatsby-dev-cli/README.md
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ https://github.com/gatsbyjs/gatsby/blob/master/scripts/publish-site.sh.
 
 #### `--quiet`
 
-Don't output anything except for a quit message when used together with
+Don't output anything except for a success message when used together with
 `--scan-once`.
 
 #### `--copy-all`