diff --git a/arbnode/batch_poster.go b/arbnode/batch_poster.go
index 2438d46958..a3256cb78f 100644
--- a/arbnode/batch_poster.go
+++ b/arbnode/batch_poster.go
@@ -210,8 +210,8 @@ func DangerousBatchPosterConfigAddOptions(prefix string, f *pflag.FlagSet) {
 func BatchPosterConfigAddOptions(prefix string, f *pflag.FlagSet) {
 	f.Bool(prefix+".enable", DefaultBatchPosterConfig.Enable, "enable posting batches to l1")
 	f.Bool(prefix+".disable-dap-fallback-store-data-on-chain", DefaultBatchPosterConfig.DisableDapFallbackStoreDataOnChain, "If unable to batch to DA provider, disable fallback storing data on chain")
-	f.Int(prefix+".max-size", DefaultBatchPosterConfig.MaxSize, "maximum batch size")
-	f.Int(prefix+".max-4844-batch-size", DefaultBatchPosterConfig.Max4844BatchSize, "maximum 4844 blob enabled batch size")
+	f.Int(prefix+".max-size", DefaultBatchPosterConfig.MaxSize, "maximum estimated compressed batch size")
+	f.Int(prefix+".max-4844-batch-size", DefaultBatchPosterConfig.Max4844BatchSize, "maximum estimated compressed 4844 blob enabled batch size")
 	f.Duration(prefix+".max-delay", DefaultBatchPosterConfig.MaxDelay, "maximum batch posting delay")
 	f.Bool(prefix+".wait-for-max-delay", DefaultBatchPosterConfig.WaitForMaxDelay, "wait for the max batch delay, even if the batch is full")
 	f.Duration(prefix+".poll-interval", DefaultBatchPosterConfig.PollInterval, "how long to wait after no batches are ready to be posted before checking again")