diff --git a/cmd/kops/create_cluster.go b/cmd/kops/create_cluster.go
index ed3d447d8e992..dacbf20b390ba 100644
--- a/cmd/kops/create_cluster.go
+++ b/cmd/kops/create_cluster.go
@@ -313,13 +313,13 @@ func NewCmdCreateCluster(f *util.Factory, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&options.Channel, "channel", options.Channel, "Channel for default versions and configuration to use")
 
 	// Network topology
-	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&options.Topology, "topology", "t", options.Topology, "Controls network topology for the cluster. public|private. Default is 'public'.")
+	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&options.Topology, "topology", "t", options.Topology, "Controls network topology for the cluster: public|private.")
 
 	// Authorization
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&options.Authorization, "authorization", options.Authorization, "Authorization mode to use: "+AuthorizationFlagAlwaysAllow+" or "+AuthorizationFlagRBAC)
 
 	// DNS
-	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&options.DNSType, "dns", options.DNSType, "DNS hosted zone to use: public|private. Default is 'public'.")
+	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&options.DNSType, "dns", options.DNSType, "DNS hosted zone to use: public|private.")
 
 	// Bastion
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&options.Bastion, "bastion", options.Bastion, "Pass the --bastion flag to enable a bastion instance group. Only applies to private topology.")
diff --git a/cmd/kops/create_secret_sshpublickey.go b/cmd/kops/create_secret_sshpublickey.go
index 8d729f1322c0a..4bf71e9cd22c6 100644
--- a/cmd/kops/create_secret_sshpublickey.go
+++ b/cmd/kops/create_secret_sshpublickey.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ var (
 		--name k8s-cluster.example.com --state s3://example.com
 	`))
 
-	createSecretSSHPublicKeyShort = i18n.T(`Create a ssh public key.`)
+	createSecretSSHPublicKeyShort = i18n.T(`Create an ssh public key.`)
 )
 
 type CreateSecretPublickeyOptions struct {
diff --git a/docs/cli/kops_create_cluster.md b/docs/cli/kops_create_cluster.md
index 62b85939b15ed..d93793a5776a3 100644
--- a/docs/cli/kops_create_cluster.md
+++ b/docs/cli/kops_create_cluster.md
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ kops create cluster [flags]
       --channel string                   Channel for default versions and configuration to use (default "stable")
       --cloud string                     Cloud provider to use - gce, aws, vsphere
       --cloud-labels string              A list of KV pairs used to tag all instance groups in AWS (eg "Owner=John Doe,Team=Some Team").
-      --dns string                       DNS hosted zone to use: public|private. Default is 'public'. (default "Public")
+      --dns string                       DNS hosted zone to use: public|private. (default "Public")
       --dns-zone string                  DNS hosted zone to use (defaults to longest matching zone)
       --dry-run                          If true, only print the object that would be sent, without sending it. This flag can be used to create a cluster YAML or JSON manifest.
       --encrypt-etcd-storage             Generate key in aws kms and use it for encrypt etcd volumes
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ kops create cluster [flags]
       --ssh-public-key string            SSH public key to use (defaults to ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub on AWS)
       --subnets strings                  Set to use shared subnets
       --target string                    Valid targets: direct, terraform, cloudformation. Set this flag to terraform if you want kops to generate terraform (default "direct")
-  -t, --topology string                  Controls network topology for the cluster. public|private (default "public")
+  -t, --topology string                  Controls network topology for the cluster: public|private. (default "public")
       --utility-subnets strings          Set to use shared utility subnets
       --vpc string                       Set to use a shared VPC
   -y, --yes                              Specify --yes to immediately create the cluster