diff --git a/command/connect/envoy/envoy.go b/command/connect/envoy/envoy.go
index 833890f2b0..0c6451a563 100644
--- a/command/connect/envoy/envoy.go
+++ b/command/connect/envoy/envoy.go
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ Usage: consul connect envoy [options]
   arguments using -bootstrap.
 
   The proxy requires service:write permissions for the service it represents.
-  The token may be passed via the CLI or the CONSUL_TOKEN environment
+  The token may be passed via the CLI or the CONSUL_HTTP_TOKEN environment
   variable.
 
   The example below shows how to start a local proxy as a sidecar to a "web"
diff --git a/command/connect/proxy/proxy.go b/command/connect/proxy/proxy.go
index 503ba096b8..748fa1c636 100644
--- a/command/connect/proxy/proxy.go
+++ b/command/connect/proxy/proxy.go
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ Usage: consul connect proxy [options]
   a non-Connect-aware application to use Connect.
 
   The proxy requires service:write permissions for the service it represents.
-  The token may be passed via the CLI or the CONSUL_TOKEN environment
+  The token may be passed via the CLI or the CONSUL_HTTP_TOKEN environment
   variable.
 
   Consul can automatically start and manage this proxy by specifying the