diff --git a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-user b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-user
index b3d65b128..7d4c55453 100755
--- a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-user
+++ b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-user
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ if [[ $# -lt 1 || $# -gt 3 ]]; then
   echo " where <operation> is one of the following:"
   echo ""
   echo "     list: Lists all user email addresses currently defined in the identity system"
-  echo "      add: Adds a new user to the identity system; requires 'email' parameter"
+  echo "      add: Adds a new user to the identity system; requires 'email' parameter, while 'role' parameter is optional and defaults to $DEFAULT_ROLE"
   echo "  addrole: Grants a role to an existing user; requires 'email' and 'role' parameters"
   echo "  delrole: Removes a role from an existing user; requires 'email' and 'role' parameters"
   echo "   update: Updates a user's password; requires 'email' parameter"