diff --git a/api/config.go b/api/config.go
index ebcc515..354ea2a 100644
--- a/api/config.go
+++ b/api/config.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"flag"
 
 	"github.com/safing/portbase/config"
-	"github.com/safing/portbase/log"
 )
 
 // Config Keys.
@@ -24,13 +23,12 @@ var (
 )
 
 func init() {
-	flag.StringVar(&listenAddressFlag, "api-address", "", "override api listen address")
-}
-
-func logFlagOverrides() {
-	if listenAddressFlag != "" {
-		log.Warning("api: api/listenAddress default config is being overridden by -api-address flag")
-	}
+	flag.StringVar(
+		&listenAddressFlag,
+		"api-address",
+		"",
+		"set api listen address; configuration is stronger",
+	)
 }
 
 func getDefaultListenAddress() string {
diff --git a/api/main.go b/api/main.go
index e47b618..17e2a6d 100644
--- a/api/main.go
+++ b/api/main.go
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ func prep() error {
 }
 
 func start() error {
-	logFlagOverrides()
 	go Serve()
 
 	_ = updateAPIKeys(module.Ctx, nil)
diff --git a/config/basic_config.go b/config/basic_config.go
index ce4a716..6975231 100644
--- a/config/basic_config.go
+++ b/config/basic_config.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 func init() {
-	flag.BoolVar(&defaultDevMode, "devmode", false, "enable development mode")
+	flag.BoolVar(&defaultDevMode, "devmode", false, "enable development mode; configuration is stronger")
 }
 
 func registerBasicOptions() error {
diff --git a/metrics/config.go b/metrics/config.go
index 9767d76..dfcfc02 100644
--- a/metrics/config.go
+++ b/metrics/config.go
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ var (
 )
 
 func init() {
-	flag.StringVar(&pushFlag, "push-metrics", "", "Set default URL to push prometheus metrics to.")
-	flag.StringVar(&instanceFlag, "metrics-instance", "", "Set the default global instance label.")
+	flag.StringVar(&pushFlag, "push-metrics", "", "set default URL to push prometheus metrics to")
+	flag.StringVar(&instanceFlag, "metrics-instance", "", "set the default global instance label")
 }
 
 func prepConfig() error {