diff --git a/etc/tempest.conf.sample b/etc/tempest.conf.sample
index 1080ddf..02ad1d5 100644
--- a/etc/tempest.conf.sample
+++ b/etc/tempest.conf.sample
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@
 # (integer value)
 #build_timeout=300
 
-# Does the test environment support snapshots? (boolean value)
+# Should the tests ssh to instances? (boolean value)
 #run_ssh=false
 
 # User name used to authenticate to an instance. (string
diff --git a/tempest/config.py b/tempest/config.py
index 3d9eba9..60a6d4f 100644
--- a/tempest/config.py
+++ b/tempest/config.py
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
                help="Timeout in seconds to wait for an instance to build."),
     cfg.BoolOpt('run_ssh',
                 default=False,
-                help="Does the test environment support snapshots?"),
+                help="Should the tests ssh to instances?"),
     cfg.StrOpt('ssh_user',
                default='root',
                help="User name used to authenticate to an instance."),