diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 174125258..6f9b52d5e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ DEBUG:
    -debug-req                show all sent requests
    -debug-resp               show all received responses
    -p, -proxy string[]       List of HTTP(s)/SOCKS5 proxy to use (comma separated or file input)
+   -pi, -proxy-internal      proxy all internal requests
    -tlog, -trace-log string  file to write sent requests trace log
    -elog, -error-log string  file to write sent requests error log
    -version                  show nuclei version
diff --git a/v2/cmd/nuclei/main.go b/v2/cmd/nuclei/main.go
index 287674dc2..f9cea71d2 100644
--- a/v2/cmd/nuclei/main.go
+++ b/v2/cmd/nuclei/main.go
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ on extensive configurability, massive extensibility and ease of use.`)
 		flagSet.BoolVar(&options.DebugRequests, "debug-req", false, "show all sent requests"),
 		flagSet.BoolVar(&options.DebugResponse, "debug-resp", false, "show all received responses"),
 		flagSet.NormalizedOriginalStringSliceVarP(&options.Proxy, "proxy", "p", []string{}, "List of HTTP(s)/SOCKS5 proxy to use (comma separated or file input)"),
-		flagSet.BoolVarP(&options.ProxyInternal, "proxy-internal", "pi", false, "Proxy all internal requests"),
+		flagSet.BoolVarP(&options.ProxyInternal, "proxy-internal", "pi", false, "proxy all internal requests"),
 		flagSet.StringVarP(&options.TraceLogFile, "trace-log", "tlog", "", "file to write sent requests trace log"),
 		flagSet.StringVarP(&options.ErrorLogFile, "error-log", "elog", "", "file to write sent requests error log"),
 		flagSet.BoolVar(&options.Version, "version", false, "show nuclei version"),