diff --git a/fail2ban-client b/fail2ban-client
index fd88d6e1..3cb7830c 100755
--- a/fail2ban-client
+++ b/fail2ban-client
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class Fail2banClient:
 		print "    set logtarget <TARGET>  set log target to <TARGET>"
 		print "    get logtarget           get log target"
 		print
-		print "    add <JAIL>              create <JAIL>"
+		print "    add <JAIL> [BACKEND]    create <JAIL> using [BACKEND]"
 		print "    set <JAIL> <CMD>        set the <CMD> value for <JAIL>"
 		print "    get <JAIL> <CMD>        get the <CMD> value for <JAIL>"
 		print "    start <JAIL>            start <JAIL>"
diff --git a/man/fail2ban-client.1 b/man/fail2ban-client.1
index 6833de5d..8785f867 100644
--- a/man/fail2ban-client.1
+++ b/man/fail2ban-client.1
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ set log target to <TARGET>
 get logtarget
 get log target
 .TP
-add <JAIL>
-create <JAIL>
+add <JAIL> [BACKEND]
+create <JAIL> using [BACKEND]
 .TP
 set <JAIL> <CMD>
 set the <CMD> value for <JAIL>