diff --git a/docs/parsers/hosts.md b/docs/parsers/hosts.md
index 68f4fbc6..d8df7e16 100644
--- a/docs/parsers/hosts.md
+++ b/docs/parsers/hosts.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 jc - JSON CLI output utility hosts Parser
 
 Usage:
-    specify --hosts as the first argument if the piped input is coming from hosts
+    specify --hosts as the first argument if the piped input is coming from a hosts file
 
 Examples:
 
diff --git a/jc/parsers/hosts.py b/jc/parsers/hosts.py
index 8b2e4d79..919ee0a6 100644
--- a/jc/parsers/hosts.py
+++ b/jc/parsers/hosts.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """jc - JSON CLI output utility hosts Parser
 
 Usage:
-    specify --hosts as the first argument if the piped input is coming from hosts
+    specify --hosts as the first argument if the piped input is coming from a hosts file
 
 Examples: