diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index bf917c00d8..f15934fad0 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func init() {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(auth.AuthCmd)
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(analyze.AnalyzeCmd)
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(generate.GenerateCmd)
-	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&cfgFile, "config", "", "config file (default is $HOME/.k8sgpt.git.yaml)")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&cfgFile, "config", "", "config file (default is $HOME/.k8sgpt.yaml)")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&masterURL, "master", "", "The address of the Kubernetes API server. Overrides any value in kubeconfig. Only required if out-of-cluster.")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&kubeconfig, "kubeconfig", "", "Path to a kubeconfig. Only required if out-of-cluster.")
 	// Cobra also supports local flags, which will only run