diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index 2615f5d7..7a8c05a0 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@ case "$1" in
 		echo -e "Usage: ${idsCL[Yellow]}nodemgmt newcert${idsCL[Default]} {"
 		width=36
 		printf "%-${width}s: %s\n" "    -site {FQDN address}" "(*required)"
-		printf "%-${width}s: %s\n" "    -type {'local' or 'proxy'}" "(defaults to true)"
-		printf "%-${width}s: %s\n" "    -ssl {true or false}" "(*required)"
+		printf "%-${width}s: %s\n" "    -type {'local' or 'proxy'}" "(defaults to local)"
+		printf "%-${width}s: %s\n" "    -ssl {true or false}" "(defaults to true)"
 		printf "%-${width}s: %s\n" "    -proxy_scheme {http or https}" "(required if type set to proxy)"
 		printf "%-${width}s: %s\n" "    -proxy_host {IP or FQDN}" "(required if type set to proxy)"
 		printf "%-${width}s: %s\n" "    -proxy_port {host port}" "(required if type set to proxy)"