diff --git a/beetsplug/fish.py b/beetsplug/fish.py
index 4a0312d29..cfb168d9a 100644
--- a/beetsplug/fish.py
+++ b/beetsplug/fish.py
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ class FishPlugin(BeetsPlugin):
             '-o',
             '--output',
             default='~/.config/fish/completions/beet.fish',
-            help='save the script to a specific file, by default it will be'
-                 'saved to ~/.config/fish/completions')
+            help='where to save the script. default: '
+                 '~/.config/fish/completions')
         return [cmd]
 
     def run(self, lib, opts, args):
diff --git a/docs/plugins/fish.rst b/docs/plugins/fish.rst
index 419d0206c..0c89576c5 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/fish.rst
+++ b/docs/plugins/fish.rst
@@ -51,5 +51,7 @@ for example, very large numbers of genres/artists may result in higher memory
 utilization, completion latency, et cetera. This option is not meant to replace
 database queries altogether.
 
-By default the completion file will be generated at ``~/.config/fish/completions/``.
-If you want to save it somewhere else you can use the ``-o`` or ``--output``.
+By default, the completion file will be generated at
+``~/.config/fish/completions/``.
+If you want to save it somewhere else, you can use the ``-o`` or ``--output``
+option.