diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 89fcef7..c07638c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ For full context and discussion on why this is needed, read the following two bl
          - `MASTODON_SERVER` (required): The domain only of your mastodon server (without `https://` prefix) e.g. `mstdn.thms.uk`. 
       2. To pull in remote replies:
          - `HOME_TIMELINE_LENGTH` (optional): Look for replies to posts in the API-Key owner's home timeline, up to this many posts. (An integer number, e.g. `200`)
-         - `REPLY_INTERVAL_IN_HOURS`: (optional)  Only look at posts that have received replies in this period. (An integer number, e.g. `24`)
+         - `REPLY_INTERVAL_IN_HOURS`: (optional)  Fetch remote replies to posts that have received replies from users on your own instance in this period. (An integer number, e.g. `24`)
       3. To backfill posts from your last followings (new in v3.0.0):
          - `MAX_FOLLOWINGS` (optional): How many of your last followings you want to backfill. (An integer number, e.g. `80`. Ensure you also provide `USER`).
          - `USER` (optional): The username of the user whose followings you want to pull in (e.g. `michael` for the user `@michael@thms.uk`).
diff --git a/find_posts.py b/find_posts.py
index bdf8a18..2fd55e6 100644
--- a/find_posts.py
+++ b/find_posts.py
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ import argparse
 parser=argparse.ArgumentParser()
 
 parser.add_argument('--server', required=True, help="Required: The name of your server (e.g. `mstdn.thms.uk`)")
-parser.add_argument('--access-token', required=True, help="Required: The access token can be generated at https://<server>/settings/applications, and must have read:search, read:statuses and admin:read:accounts scopes.")
-parser.add_argument('--reply-interval-in-hours', required = False, type=int, default=0, help="Only look at posts that have received replies from users on your instance in this period")
+parser.add_argument('--access-token', required=True, help="Required: The access token can be generated at https://<server>/settings/applications, and must have read:search, read:statuses and admin:read:accounts scopes")
+parser.add_argument('--reply-interval-in-hours', required = False, type=int, default=0, help="Fetch remote replies to posts that have received replies from users on your own instance in this period")
 parser.add_argument('--home-timeline-length', required = False, type=int, default=0, help="Look for replies to posts in the API-Key owner's home timeline, up to this many posts")
 parser.add_argument('--user', required = False, default='', help="Use together with --max-followings or --max-followers to tell us which user's followings/followers we should backfill")
-parser.add_argument('--max-followings', required = False, type=int, default=0, help="Backfill posts for new accounts followed by --user. We'll backfill at most this many followings' posts.")
-parser.add_argument('--max-followers', required = False, type=int, default=0, help="Backfill posts for new accounts following --user. We'll backfill at most this many followers' posts.")
+parser.add_argument('--max-followings', required = False, type=int, default=0, help="Backfill posts for new accounts followed by --user. We'll backfill at most this many followings' posts")
+parser.add_argument('--max-followers', required = False, type=int, default=0, help="Backfill posts for new accounts following --user. We'll backfill at most this many followers' posts")
 
 def pull_context(
     server,