diff --git a/doc/README.sgml b/doc/README.sgml
index 86f755882..a3bb6fd4b 100644
--- a/doc/README.sgml
+++ b/doc/README.sgml
@@ -844,8 +844,8 @@ Options:
 
     --level=LEVEL       Level of tests to perform (1-5, default 1)
     --risk=RISK         Risk of tests to perform (0-3, default 1)
-    --string=STRING     String to match in page when the query is valid
-    --regexp=REGEXP     Regexp to match in page when the query is valid
+    --string=STRING     String to match when query is evaluated to True
+    --regexp=REGEXP     Regexp to match when query is evaluated to True
     --text-only         Compare pages based only on the textual content
 
   Techniques:
diff --git a/lib/parse/cmdline.py b/lib/parse/cmdline.py
index 6484bf4f9..cec3f6ffa 100644
--- a/lib/parse/cmdline.py
+++ b/lib/parse/cmdline.py
@@ -237,15 +237,16 @@ def cmdLineParser():
                                   "default %d)" % defaults.level)
 
         detection.add_option("--string", dest="string",
-                             help="String to match in the response when "
-                                  "query is valid")
+                             help="String to match when "
+                                  "query is evaluated to True")
 
         detection.add_option("--regexp", dest="regexp",
-                             help="Regexp to match in the response when "
-                                  "query is valid")
+                             help="Regexp to match when "
+                                  "query is evaluated to True")
 
         detection.add_option("--code", dest="code", type="int",
-                             help="HTTP response code to match when the query is valid")
+                             help="HTTP code to match when "
+                                  "query is evaluated to True")
 
         detection.add_option("--text-only", dest="textOnly",
                              action="store_true",
diff --git a/sqlmap.conf b/sqlmap.conf
index 558b08234..768a349d8 100644
--- a/sqlmap.conf
+++ b/sqlmap.conf
@@ -238,20 +238,20 @@ level = 1
 # Default: 1
 risk = 1
 
-# String to match within the raw response when the query is valid, only
-# needed if the page content dynamically changes at each refresh.
+# String to match within the raw response when the query is evaluated to 
+# True, only needed if the page content dynamically changes at each refresh.
 # Refer to the user's manual for further details.
 string = 
 
 # Regular expression to match within the raw response when the query is
-# valid, only needed if the needed if the page content dynamically changes
-# at each refresh.
+# evaluated to True, only needed if the needed if the page content
+# dynamically changes at each refresh.
 # Refer to the user's manual for further details.
 # Valid: regular expression with Python syntax
 # (http://www.python.org/doc/2.5.2/lib/re-syntax.html)
 regexp = 
 
-# HTTP response code to match when the query is valid.
+# HTTP response code to match when the query is True.
 # Valid: Integer
 # Example: 200 (assuming any False statement returns a different response
 # code)