diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index b7a675ab..6776af0c 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ shortcuts for other protocols than HTTP:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-    $ alias https="http --default-scheme https"
+    $ alias https='http --default-scheme=https'
 
 
 =============
diff --git a/httpie/cli.py b/httpie/cli.py
index cd24a3af..0b1a1805 100644
--- a/httpie/cli.py
+++ b/httpie/cli.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ positional.add_argument(
     metavar='URL',
     help="""
     The scheme defaults to 'http://' if the URL does not include one.
-    (You can override this with: --default-scheme https)
+    (You can override this with: --default-scheme=https)
 
     You can also use a shorthand for localhost
 
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ troubleshooting.add_argument(
     '--default-scheme',
     default="http",
     help="""
-    Default scheme to use if not specified in the URL.
+    The default scheme to use if not specified in the URL.
 
     """
 )