diff --git a/internal/config/constants.go b/internal/config/constants.go
index 8862703c..4875b151 100644
--- a/internal/config/constants.go
+++ b/internal/config/constants.go
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ const (
 	tokenRetrievalAttemptsFlagHelp string = "Max token retrieval attempts."
 )
 
+// shorthandFlagSuffix is appended to short flag help text to emphasize that
+// the flag is a shorthand version of a longer flag.
+const shorthandFlagSuffix = " (shorthand)"
+
 // Default flag settings if not overridden by user input
 const (
 	defaultHelp                  bool   = false
diff --git a/internal/config/flags.go b/internal/config/flags.go
index 06c2d6a9..c09f2ce0 100644
--- a/internal/config/flags.go
+++ b/internal/config/flags.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func (c *Config) handleFlagsConfig(appType AppType) error {
 	var account MailAccount
 
 	// shared flags
-	c.flagSet.BoolVar(&c.ShowHelp, HelpFlagShort, defaultHelp, helpFlagHelp+" (shorthand)")
+	c.flagSet.BoolVar(&c.ShowHelp, HelpFlagShort, defaultHelp, helpFlagHelp+shorthandFlagSuffix)
 	c.flagSet.BoolVar(&c.ShowHelp, HelpFlagLong, defaultHelp, helpFlagHelp)
 
 	c.flagSet.BoolVar(&c.ShowVersion, "version", defaultDisplayVersionAndExit, versionFlagHelp)