diff --git a/src/closestBed/closestMain.cpp b/src/closestBed/closestMain.cpp
index 2708119844e60d31c5401a4096c1a874eb82d740..13f8251ac333286d70b1c798753887bc287486ca 100644
--- a/src/closestBed/closestMain.cpp
+++ b/src/closestBed/closestMain.cpp
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ void closest_help(void) {
     cerr << "\t-iu\t"           << "Ignore features in B that are upstream of features in A." << endl;
     cerr                        << "\t\tThis option requires -D and follows its orientation" << endl;
     cerr                        << "\t\trules for determining what is \"upstream\"." << endl;
-    cerr << "\t-id\t"           << "Ignore features in B that are upstream of features in A." << endl;
+    cerr << "\t-id\t"           << "Ignore features in B that are downstream of features in A." << endl;
     cerr                        << "\t\tThis option requires -D and follows its orientation" << endl;
     cerr                        << "\t\trules for determining what is \"downstream\"." << endl;