diff --git a/ansible_runner/__main__.py b/ansible_runner/__main__.py
index 725e63d83..17c8469c1 100644
--- a/ansible_runner/__main__.py
+++ b/ansible_runner/__main__.py
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
             ("--project-dir",),
             dict(
                 help="optional path for the location of the playbook content directory "
-                     "(default=<private_data_dir/project)"
+                     "(default=<private_data_dir>/project)"
             ),
         ),
         (