diff --git a/senlinclient/v1/cluster.py b/senlinclient/v1/cluster.py
index 841a567b..ed41b52f 100644
--- a/senlinclient/v1/cluster.py
+++ b/senlinclient/v1/cluster.py
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ class CreateCluster(command.ShowOne):
             '--profile',
             metavar='<profile>',
             required=True,
-            help=_('Profile Id used for this cluster')
+            help=_('Profile Id or name used for this cluster')
         )
         parser.add_argument(
             'name',
diff --git a/senlinclient/v1/node.py b/senlinclient/v1/node.py
index 18a9b934..34895eeb 100644
--- a/senlinclient/v1/node.py
+++ b/senlinclient/v1/node.py
@@ -233,8 +233,8 @@ class UpdateNode(command.ShowOne):
         )
         parser.add_argument(
             '--profile',
-            metavar='<profile-id>',
-            help=_('ID of new profile to use')
+            metavar='<profile>',
+            help=_('ID or name of new profile to use')
         )
         parser.add_argument(
             '--role',
diff --git a/senlinclient/v1/shell.py b/senlinclient/v1/shell.py
index 86b3535e..ed6c10e9 100644
--- a/senlinclient/v1/shell.py
+++ b/senlinclient/v1/shell.py
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ def _show_cluster(service, cluster_id):
 
 
 @utils.arg('-p', '--profile', metavar='<PROFILE>', required=True,
-           help=_('Profile Id used for this cluster.'))
+           help=_('Profile Id or name used for this cluster.'))
 @utils.arg('-n', '--min-size', metavar='<MIN-SIZE>', default=0,
            help=_('Min size of the cluster. Default to 0.'))
 @utils.arg('-m', '--max-size', metavar='<MAX-SIZE>', default=-1,
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ def do_cluster_run(service, args):
 
 
 @utils.arg('-p', '--profile', metavar='<PROFILE>',
-           help=_('ID of new profile to use.'))
+           help=_('ID or name of new profile to use.'))
 @utils.arg('-t', '--timeout', metavar='<TIMEOUT>',
            help=_('New timeout (in seconds) value for the cluster.'))
 @utils.arg('-M', '--metadata', metavar='<KEY1=VALUE1;KEY2=VALUE2...>',
@@ -1160,7 +1160,7 @@ def _show_node(service, node_id, show_details=False):
 
 
 @utils.arg('-p', '--profile', metavar='<PROFILE>', required=True,
-           help=_('Profile Id used for this node.'))
+           help=_('Profile Id or name used for this node.'))
 @utils.arg('-c', '--cluster', metavar='<CLUSTER>',
            help=_('Cluster Id for this node.'))
 @utils.arg('-r', '--role', metavar='<ROLE>',
@@ -1218,7 +1218,7 @@ def do_node_delete(service, args):
 @utils.arg('-n', '--name', metavar='<NAME>',
            help=_('New name for the node.'))
 @utils.arg('-p', '--profile', metavar='<PROFILE ID>',
-           help=_('ID of new profile to use.'))
+           help=_('ID or name of new profile to use.'))
 @utils.arg('-r', '--role', metavar='<ROLE>',
            help=_('Role for this node in the specific cluster.'))
 @utils.arg('-M', '--metadata', metavar='<KEY1=VALUE1;KEY2=VALUE2...>',