diff --git a/fail2ban/protocol.py b/fail2ban/protocol.py
index 077091f7..0a8322d4 100644
--- a/fail2ban/protocol.py
+++ b/fail2ban/protocol.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ protocol = [
 ["banned", "return jails with banned IPs as dictionary"],
 ["banned <IP> ... <IP>]", "return list(s) of jails where given IP(s) are banned"],
 ["status", "gets the current status of the server"], 
-["status --all [FLAVOR]", "gets the current status of all jails, with optional flavor or extended info"],
+["status --all [FLAVOR]", "gets the current status of all jails, with optional output style [FLAVOR]. Flavors: 'basic' (default), 'cymru', 'short', 'stats'"],
 ["stat[istic]s", "gets the current statistics of all jails as table"],
 ["ping", "tests if the server is alive"],
 ["echo", "for internal usage, returns back and outputs a given string"],
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ 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> [FLAVOR]", "gets the current status of <JAIL>, with optional flavor or extended info"],
+["status <JAIL> [FLAVOR]", "gets the current status of <JAIL>, with optional output style [FLAVOR]. Flavors: 'basic' (default), 'cymru', 'short', 'stats'"],
 ['', "JAIL CONFIGURATION", ""],
 ["set <JAIL> idle on|off", "sets the idle state of <JAIL>"], 
 ["set <JAIL> ignoreself true|false", "allows the ignoring of own IP addresses"], 
diff --git a/man/fail2ban-client.1 b/man/fail2ban-client.1
index 05ed1cbd..8613f29f 100644
--- a/man/fail2ban-client.1
+++ b/man/fail2ban-client.1
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ server
 .TP
 \fBstatus \fB\-\-all\fR [FLAVOR]\fR
 gets the current status of all
-jails, with optional flavor or
-extended info
+jails, with optional output style [FLAVOR].
+Flavors: 'basic' (default), 'cymru', 'short', 'stats'.
 .TP
 \fBstat[istic]s\fR
 gets the current statistics of all
@@ -217,9 +217,9 @@ stops the jail <JAIL>. The jail is
 removed
 .TP
 \fBstatus <JAIL> [FLAVOR]\fR
-gets the current status of <JAIL>,
-with optional flavor or extended
-info
+gets the current status of all
+jails, with optional output style [FLAVOR].
+Flavors: 'basic' (default), 'cymru', 'short', 'stats'.
 .IP
 JAIL CONFIGURATION
 .TP