diff --git a/senlinclient/v1/shell.py b/senlinclient/v1/shell.py
index 3209ab9..7f99e97 100644
--- a/senlinclient/v1/shell.py
+++ b/senlinclient/v1/shell.py
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ def do_policy_create(service, args):
 
 
 @utils.arg('id', metavar='<POLICY>',
-           help=_('Name of the policy to be updated.'))
+           help=_('Name or ID of the policy to be shown.'))
 def do_policy_show(service, args):
     """Show the policy details."""
     show_deprecated('senlin policy-show', 'openstack cluster policy show')