diff --git a/cmd/deps.go b/cmd/deps.go
index 5a1447fc61..89759a6e03 100644
--- a/cmd/deps.go
+++ b/cmd/deps.go
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 type depsCommandParams struct {
-	dataPaths   repeatedStringFlag
-	format      *util.EnumFlag
-	ignore      []string
-	bundlePaths repeatedStringFlag
+	dataPaths    repeatedStringFlag
+	outputFormat *util.EnumFlag
+	ignore       []string
+	bundlePaths  repeatedStringFlag
 }
 
 const (
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func init() {
 
 	var params depsCommandParams
 
-	params.format = util.NewEnumFlag(depsFormatPretty, []string{
+	params.outputFormat = util.NewEnumFlag(depsFormatPretty, []string{
 		depsFormatPretty, depsFormatJSON,
 	})
 
@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@ func init() {
 		},
 	}
 
-	depsCommand.Flags().VarP(params.format, "format", "f", "set output format")
-	depsCommand.Flags().VarP(&params.dataPaths, "data", "d", "set data file(s) or directory path(s)")
-	depsCommand.Flags().VarP(&params.bundlePaths, "bundle", "b", "set bundle file(s) or directory path(s)")
 	addIgnoreFlag(depsCommand.Flags(), &params.ignore)
+	addDataFlag(depsCommand.Flags(), &params.dataPaths)
+	addBundleFlag(depsCommand.Flags(), &params.bundlePaths)
+	addOutputFormat(depsCommand.Flags(), params.outputFormat)
 
 	RootCommand.AddCommand(depsCommand)
 }
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func deps(args []string, params depsCommandParams) error {
 		Virtual: vrs,
 	}
 
-	switch params.format.String() {
+	switch params.outputFormat.String() {
 	case depsFormatJSON:
 		return presentation.JSON(os.Stdout, output)
 	default:
diff --git a/cmd/flags.go b/cmd/flags.go
index 390b5a2e84..bde4fe4846 100644
--- a/cmd/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/flags.go
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ func addFailFlag(fs *pflag.FlagSet, fail *bool, value bool) {
 }
 
 func addDataFlag(fs *pflag.FlagSet, paths *repeatedStringFlag) {
-	fs.VarP(paths, "data", "d", "set data file(s) or directory path(s)")
+	fs.VarP(paths, "data", "d", "set policy or data file(s). This flag can be repeated.")
 }
 
 func addBundleFlag(fs *pflag.FlagSet, paths *repeatedStringFlag) {
-	fs.VarP(paths, "bundle", "b", "set bundle file(s) or directory path(s)")
+	fs.VarP(paths, "bundle", "b", "set bundle file(s) or directory path(s). This flag can be repeated.")
 }
 
 func addBundleModeFlag(fs *pflag.FlagSet, bundle *bool, value bool) {
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func addInputFlag(fs *pflag.FlagSet, inputPath *string) {
 }
 
 func addImportFlag(fs *pflag.FlagSet, imports *repeatedStringFlag) {
-	fs.VarP(imports, "import", "", "set query import(s)")
+	fs.VarP(imports, "import", "", "set query import(s). This flag can be repeated.")
 }
 
 func addPackageFlag(fs *pflag.FlagSet, pkg *string) {