diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/start.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/start.go
index 950cead865fc..f313c94cc992 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/start.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/start.go
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ func initMinikubeFlags() {
 	startCmd.Flags().String(containerRuntime, "docker", "The container runtime to be used (docker, crio, containerd).")
 	startCmd.Flags().Bool(createMount, false, "This will start the mount daemon and automatically mount files into minikube.")
 	startCmd.Flags().String(mountString, constants.DefaultMountDir+":/minikube-host", "The argument to pass the minikube mount command on start.")
-	startCmd.Flags().StringArrayVar(&addonList, addons, nil, "Enable addons. see `minikube addons list` if you want to check")
+	startCmd.Flags().StringArrayVar(&addonList, addons, nil, "Enable addons. see `minikube addons list` for a list of valid addon names.")
 	startCmd.Flags().String(criSocket, "", "The cri socket path to be used.")
 	startCmd.Flags().String(networkPlugin, "", "The name of the network plugin.")
 	startCmd.Flags().Bool(enableDefaultCNI, false, "Enable the default CNI plugin (/etc/cni/net.d/k8s.conf). Used in conjunction with \"--network-plugin=cni\".")
@@ -347,8 +347,8 @@ func runStart(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 	configureMounts()
 
 	// enable addons with start command
-	for _, addonName := range addonList {
-		err = cmdcfg.Set(addonName, "true")
+	for _, a := range addonList {
+		err = cmdcfg.Set(a, "true")
 		if err != nil {
 			exit.WithError("addon enable failed", err)
 		}
diff --git a/site/content/en/docs/Reference/Commands/start.md b/site/content/en/docs/Reference/Commands/start.md
index 870e2ef76698..6e1c1b13dfae 100644
--- a/site/content/en/docs/Reference/Commands/start.md
+++ b/site/content/en/docs/Reference/Commands/start.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ minikube start [flags]
 ### Options
 
 ```
---addons                            Enable addons. see `minikube addons list` if you want to check
+--addons                            Enable addons. see `minikube addons list` for a list of valid addon names.
 --apiserver-ips ipSlice             A set of apiserver IP Addresses which are used in the generated certificate for kubernetes.  This can be used if you want to make the apiserver available from outside the machine (default [])
 --apiserver-name string             The apiserver name which is used in the generated certificate for kubernetes.  This can be used if you want to make the apiserver available from outside the machine (default "minikubeCA")
 --apiserver-names stringArray       A set of apiserver names which are used in the generated certificate for kubernetes.  This can be used if you want to make the apiserver available from outside the machine