diff --git a/packages/cli/src/did.ts b/packages/cli/src/did.ts
index 7b91dde4f..d9be1908d 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/did.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/did.ts
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ did
 
 did
   .command('delete')
-  .description('create an identifier')
+  .description('delete an identifier')
   .action(async (cmd) => {
     const agent = getAgent(program.opts().config)