diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index df3cedc20..6a6c9ae29 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -199,9 +199,9 @@ std::string HelpMessage(HelpMessageMode hmm)
     strUsage += "  -wallet=<file>         " + _("Specify wallet file (within data directory)") + "\n";
     strUsage += "  -dbcache=<n>           " + _("Set database cache size in megabytes (default: 25)") + "\n";
     strUsage += "  -timeout=<n>           " + _("Specify connection timeout in milliseconds (default: 5000)") + "\n";
-    strUsage += "  -proxy=<ip:port>       " + _("Connect through socks proxy") + "\n";
-    strUsage += "  -socks=<n>             " + _("Select the version of socks proxy to use (4-5, default: 5)") + "\n";
-    strUsage += "  -onion=<ip:port>         " + _("Use proxy to reach tor hidden services (default: same as -proxy)") + "\n";
+    strUsage += "  -proxy=<ip:port>       " + _("Connect through SOCKS proxy") + "\n";
+    strUsage += "  -socks=<n>             " + _("Select SOCKS version for -proxy (4 or 5, default: 5)") + "\n";
+    strUsage += "  -onion=<ip:port>       " + _("Use separate SOCKS5 proxy to reach peers via Tor hidden services (default: -proxy)") + "\n";
     strUsage += "  -dns                   " + _("Allow DNS lookups for -addnode, -seednode and -connect") + "\n";
     strUsage += "  -port=<port>           " + _("Listen for connections on <port> (default: 8333 or testnet: 18333)") + "\n";
     strUsage += "  -maxconnections=<n>    " + _("Maintain at most <n> connections to peers (default: 125)") + "\n";
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ std::string HelpMessage(HelpMessageMode hmm)
     strUsage += "  -upnp                  " + _("Use UPnP to map the listening port (default: 0)") + "\n";
 #endif
 #endif
-    strUsage += "  -paytxfee=<amt>        " + _("Fee per KB to add to transactions you send") + "\n";
+    strUsage += "  -paytxfee=<amt>        " + _("Fee per kB to add to transactions you send") + "\n";
     strUsage += "  -debug=<category>      " + _("Output debugging information (default: 0, supplying <category> is optional)") + "\n";
     strUsage +=                               _("If <category> is not supplied, output all debugging information.") + "\n";
     strUsage +=                               _("<category> can be:");
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ std::string HelpMessage(HelpMessageMode hmm)
     strUsage += "  -shrinkdebugfile       " + _("Shrink debug.log file on client startup (default: 1 when no -debug)") + "\n";
     strUsage += "  -printtoconsole        " + _("Send trace/debug info to console instead of debug.log file") + "\n";
     strUsage += "  -regtest               " + _("Enter regression test mode, which uses a special chain in which blocks can be "
-                                            "solved instantly. This is intended for regression testing tools and app development.") + "\n";
+                                                "solved instantly. This is intended for regression testing tools and app development.") + "\n";
 #ifdef WIN32
     strUsage += "  -printtodebugger       " + _("Send trace/debug info to debugger") + "\n";
 #endif
@@ -281,9 +281,9 @@ std::string HelpMessage(HelpMessageMode hmm)
     strUsage += "  -par=<n>               " + _("Set the number of script verification threads (up to 16, 0 = auto, <0 = leave that many cores free, default: 0)") + "\n";
 
     strUsage += "\n" + _("Block creation options:") + "\n";
-    strUsage += "  -blockminsize=<n>      "   + _("Set minimum block size in bytes (default: 0)") + "\n";
-    strUsage += "  -blockmaxsize=<n>      "   + _("Set maximum block size in bytes (default: 250000)") + "\n";
-    strUsage += "  -blockprioritysize=<n> "   + _("Set maximum size of high-priority/low-fee transactions in bytes (default: 27000)") + "\n";
+    strUsage += "  -blockminsize=<n>      " + _("Set minimum block size in bytes (default: 0)") + "\n";
+    strUsage += "  -blockmaxsize=<n>      " + _("Set maximum block size in bytes (default: 250000)") + "\n";
+    strUsage += "  -blockprioritysize=<n> " + _("Set maximum size of high-priority/low-fee transactions in bytes (default: 27000)") + "\n";
 
     strUsage += "\n" + _("SSL options: (see the Bitcoin Wiki for SSL setup instructions)") + "\n";
     strUsage += "  -rpcssl                                  " + _("Use OpenSSL (https) for JSON-RPC connections") + "\n";
diff --git a/src/rpcclient.cpp b/src/rpcclient.cpp
index a3168917f..c404ac274 100644
--- a/src/rpcclient.cpp
+++ b/src/rpcclient.cpp
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ std::string HelpMessageCli(bool mainProgram)
         strUsage += "  -datadir=<dir>         " + _("Specify data directory") + "\n";
         strUsage += "  -testnet               " + _("Use the test network") + "\n";
         strUsage += "  -regtest               " + _("Enter regression test mode, which uses a special chain in which blocks can be "
-                                            "solved instantly. This is intended for regression testing tools and app development.") + "\n";
+                                                    "solved instantly. This is intended for regression testing tools and app development.") + "\n";
     } else {
         strUsage += _("RPC client options:") + "\n";
     }