diff --git a/neutronclient/neutron/v2_0/lb/healthmonitor.py b/neutronclient/neutron/v2_0/lb/healthmonitor.py
index 6fea0a12a..c2bd70cc9 100644
--- a/neutronclient/neutron/v2_0/lb/healthmonitor.py
+++ b/neutronclient/neutron/v2_0/lb/healthmonitor.py
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ class CreateHealthMonitor(neutronV20.CreateCommand):
         parser.add_argument(
             '--delay',
             required=True,
-            help=_('The time in seconds between sending probes to members.'))
+            help=_('The time in milliseconds between sending probes to '
+                   'members.'))
         parser.add_argument(
             '--max-retries',
             required=True,
@@ -75,8 +76,8 @@ class CreateHealthMonitor(neutronV20.CreateCommand):
         parser.add_argument(
             '--timeout',
             required=True,
-            help=_('Maximum number of seconds for a monitor to wait for a '
-                   'connection to be established before it times out. The '
+            help=_('Maximum number of milliseconds for a monitor to wait for '
+                   'a connection to be established before it times out. The '
                    'value must be less than the delay value.'))
         parser.add_argument(
             '--type',