diff --git a/pkg/cmd/validate.go b/pkg/cmd/validate.go
index f92ed6489f95570eda151283a615e71cf3c6fbbe..b3de323eeaf71b147d7b205f82c50e95c93df9ab 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/validate.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/validate.go
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ var (
 
 // Validate contains the cli-command for validating templates.
 var Validate = &cli.Command{
-	Use:   "validate",
-	Short: "Validate a template",
+	Use:   "validate <template-path>",
+	Short: "Validate a local project template",
 	Run: func(_ *cli.Command, args []string) {
 		MustValidateArgs(args, []validate.Argument{
 			{"template-path", validate.UnixPath},