diff --git a/app/frontend_management.py b/app/frontend_management.py
index 1a6971eedf6..4884ae5fe9c 100644
--- a/app/frontend_management.py
+++ b/app/frontend_management.py
@@ -147,6 +147,9 @@ def add_argument(cls, parser: argparse.ArgumentParser):
             type=str,
             default=cls.DEFAULT_VERSION_STRING,
             help=f"""
+            Specifies the version of the frontend to be used. This command needs internet connectivity to query and
+            download available frontend implementations from GitHub releases.
+
             The version string should be in the format of:
             [provider]@[version]
             where provider is one of: {", ".join([provider.name for provider in cls.PROVIDERS])}
@@ -164,10 +167,10 @@ def is_valid_directory(path: str | None) -> str | None:
             return path
 
         parser.add_argument(
-            "--web-root",
+            "--front-end-root",
             type=is_valid_directory,
             default=None,
-            help="The path to the directory where the frontend is located. Overrides --front-end-version.",
+            help="The local filesystem path to the directory where the frontend is located. Overrides --front-end-version.",
         )
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index eceaec2bb88..03c4c421906 100644
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ def __init__(self, loop):
         self.sockets = dict()
         self.web_root = (
             FrontendManager.init_frontend(args.front_end_version)
-            if args.web_root is None
-            else args.web_root
+            if args.front_end_root is None
+            else args.front_end_root
         )
         logging.info(f"[Prompt Server] web root: {self.web_root}")
         routes = web.RouteTableDef()