diff --git a/bin/swift b/bin/swift
index 0de5fbee..10bceca3 100755
--- a/bin/swift
+++ b/bin/swift
@@ -1289,7 +1289,7 @@ Positional arguments:
     list                 Lists the containers for the account or the objects
                          for a container
     post                 Updates meta information for the account, container,
-                         or object
+                         or object; creates containers if not present
     stat                 Displays information for the account, container,
                          or object
     upload               Uploads files or directories to the given container