diff --git a/firmware/components/alarms/alarms.c b/firmware/components/alarms/alarms.c
index f7fa4cf..36fd154 100644
--- a/firmware/components/alarms/alarms.c
+++ b/firmware/components/alarms/alarms.c
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ void alarms_init(void)
 	    "alarms",
 	    "List, add and remove alarms\n\nIf a dayspec is specified, it "
 	    "should be a sequence of 'x's and '-'s (for enabled or disabled "
-	    "respectively). For example: \"*-*-*--\" means Mondays, Wednesdays "
+	    "respectively). For example: \"x-x-x--\" means Mondays, Wednesdays "
 	    "and Fridays only.",
 	    "alarms OR alarms add <hh:mm> [dayspec] OR alarms remove <index> OR "
 	    "alarms <clear>",