diff --git a/fail2ban/protocol.py b/fail2ban/protocol.py
index dc7a7c6b..4d421dd0 100644
--- a/fail2ban/protocol.py
+++ b/fail2ban/protocol.py
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@ protocol = [
 ["add <JAIL> <BACKEND>", "creates <JAIL> using <BACKEND>"], 
 ["start <JAIL>", "starts the jail <JAIL>"], 
 ["stop <JAIL>", "stops the jail <JAIL>. The jail is removed"], 
-["status <JAIL>", "gets the current status of <JAIL>"],
-["status <JAIL> extended", "gets the current status of <JAIL> with extended info"],
+["status <JAIL> [FLAVOR]", "gets the current status of <JAIL>, with optional flavor or extended info"],
 ['', "JAIL CONFIGURATION", ""],
 ["set <JAIL> idle on|off", "sets the idle state of <JAIL>"], 
 ["set <JAIL> addignoreip <IP>", "adds <IP> to the ignore list of <JAIL>"],