diff --git a/jmclient/jmclient/cli_options.py b/jmclient/jmclient/cli_options.py
index 901417c..27cd7dd 100644
--- a/jmclient/jmclient/cli_options.py
+++ b/jmclient/jmclient/cli_options.py
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ def get_sendpayment_parser():
         action='store',
         type='int',
         dest='makercount',
-        help='how many makers to coinjoin with, default random from 4 to 6',
+        help='how many makers to coinjoin with, default random from 8 to 10',
         default=random.randint(8, 10))
     parser.add_option('-S',
                       '--schedule-file',