diff --git a/cmd/start/startCluster.go b/cmd/start/startCluster.go
index e8de46d9..5a96157c 100644
--- a/cmd/start/startCluster.go
+++ b/cmd/start/startCluster.go
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ func NewCmdStartCluster() *cobra.Command {
 
 	// add flags
 	cmd.Flags().BoolP("all", "a", false, "Start all existing clusters")
-	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&startClusterOpts.WaitForMaster, "wait", false, "Wait for the master(s) to be ready before returning.")
-	cmd.Flags().DurationVar(&startClusterOpts.Timeout, "timeout", 0*time.Second, "Rollback changes if cluster couldn't be created in specified duration.")
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&startClusterOpts.WaitForMaster, "wait", false, "Wait for the master(s) (and loadbalancer) to be ready before returning.")
+	cmd.Flags().DurationVar(&startClusterOpts.Timeout, "timeout", 0*time.Second, "Maximum waiting time for '--wait' before canceling/returning.")
 
 	// add subcommands
 
diff --git a/docs/usage/commands.md b/docs/usage/commands.md
index 2b650814..4bb22642 100644
--- a/docs/usage/commands.md
+++ b/docs/usage/commands.md
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ k3d
   start
     cluster CLUSTERNAME  # start a (stopped) cluster
       -a, --all  # start all clusters
+      --wait  # wait for all masters and master-loadbalancer to be up before returning
+      --timeout  # maximum waiting time for '--wait' before canceling/returning
     node NODENAME  # start a (stopped) node
   stop
     cluster CLUSTERNAME  # stop a cluster