diff --git a/cmd/opts/opts.go b/cmd/opts/opts.go
index 955ba3394..12462ea4d 100644
--- a/cmd/opts/opts.go
+++ b/cmd/opts/opts.go
@@ -1019,7 +1019,7 @@ type SCPOpts struct {
 }
 
 type SCPArgs struct {
-	Paths []string `positional-arg-name:"PATH"`
+	Paths []string `positional-arg-name:"PATH" description:"Strings referencing remote (e.g. \":/some/remote/path\" -- \"user@host\" may be omitted) or local paths (e.g. \"./some/local/path\"). To target specific instances, a bosh instance selector (instance-group/id, e.g. router/1) can be used in place of host, e.g. 'bosh scp router/1:/path/on/instance /tmp/local/path'. See CLI documentation for more examples."`
 }
 
 type GatewayFlags struct {
diff --git a/cmd/opts/opts_test.go b/cmd/opts/opts_test.go
index af38c7bef..1ad6ef971 100644
--- a/cmd/opts/opts_test.go
+++ b/cmd/opts/opts_test.go
@@ -2912,7 +2912,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Opts", func() {
 
 		Describe("Paths", func() {
 			It("contains desired values", func() {
-				Expect(getStructTagForName("Paths", opts)).To(Equal(`positional-arg-name:"PATH"`))
+				Expect(getStructTagForName("Paths", opts)).To(ContainSubstring(`positional-arg-name:"PATH"`))
 			})
 		})
 	})