diff --git a/internal/config/face.go b/internal/config/face.go
index ec483529b..b500e6168 100644
--- a/internal/config/face.go
+++ b/internal/config/face.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ func (c *Config) FaceScore() float64 {
 	return c.options.FaceScore
 }
 
-// FaceOverlap returns the image area overlap threshold for faces in percent.
+// FaceOverlap returns the face area overlap threshold in percent.
 func (c *Config) FaceOverlap() int {
 	if c.options.FaceOverlap < 1 || c.options.FaceOverlap > 100 {
 		return face.OverlapThreshold
diff --git a/internal/config/flags.go b/internal/config/flags.go
index 9ac2fffbf..c999bf248 100644
--- a/internal/config/flags.go
+++ b/internal/config/flags.go
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ var GlobalFlags = []cli.Flag{
 	},
 	cli.IntFlag{
 		Name:   "face-overlap",
-		Usage:  "image area overlap threshold in `PERCENT`",
+		Usage:  "face area overlap threshold in `PERCENT`",
 		Value:  face.OverlapThreshold,
 		EnvVar: "PHOTOPRISM_FACE_OVERLAP",
 	},