diff --git a/command/agent/command.go b/command/agent/command.go
index c8d3fef75e..55207a501a 100644
--- a/command/agent/command.go
+++ b/command/agent/command.go
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@ Options:
   -config-dir=foo          Path to a directory to read configuration files
                            from. This will read every file ending in ".json"
                            as configuration in this directory in alphabetical
-                           order.
+                           order. This can be specified multiple times.
   -data-dir=path           Path to a data directory to store agent state
   -recursor=1.2.3.4        Address of an upstream DNS server.
                            Can be specified multiple times.
diff --git a/website/source/docs/agent/options.html.markdown b/website/source/docs/agent/options.html.markdown
index 82e3833d3c..0487b6f729 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/agent/options.html.markdown
+++ b/website/source/docs/agent/options.html.markdown
@@ -103,8 +103,10 @@ The options below are all specified on the command-line.
   configuration files to load. Consul will
   load all files in this directory with the suffix ".json". The load order
   is alphabetical, and the the same merge routine is used as with the
-  [`config-file`](#_config_file) option above. For more information
-  on the format of the configuration files, see the [Configuration Files](#configuration_files) section.
+  [`config-file`](#_config_file) option above. This option can be specified mulitple times
+  to load multiple directories. Sub-directories of the config directory are not loaded.
+  For more information on the format of the configuration files, see the
+  [Configuration Files](#configuration_files) section.
 
 * <a name="_data_dir"></a><a href="#_data_dir">`-data-dir`</a> - This flag provides
   a data directory for the agent to store state.