diff --git a/src/commands/config.rs b/src/commands/config.rs
index 0ef3db8cfd..d7a216245e 100644
--- a/src/commands/config.rs
+++ b/src/commands/config.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,13 @@ lazy_static! {
     long_about = "Run the IOx server.\n\nThe configuration options below can be \
     set either with the command line flags or with the specified environment \
     variable. If there is a file named '.env' in the current working directory, \
-    it is sourced before loading the configuration."
+    it is sourced before loading the configuration.
+    
+Configuration is loaded from the following sources (highest precedence first):
+        - command line arguments
+        - user set environment variables
+        - .env file contents
+        - pre-configured default values"
 )]
 pub struct Config {
     /// This controls the IOx server logging level, as described in
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index ff6f02468a..7e35d58105 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ Examples:
     # Run the InfluxDB IOx server:
     influxdb_iox
 
-    # Display all current config settings
-    influxdb_iox config show
+    # Display all server settings
+    influxdb_iox server --help
 
     # Run the InfluxDB IOx server with extra verbose logging
     influxdb_iox -v