diff --git a/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py b/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
index d8d55d7d7..bd093add8 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from __future__ import absolute_import
 
 import errno
 import io
+import json
 import os
 import re
 import shutil
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ class YoutubeDL(object):
     forcethumbnail:    Force printing thumbnail URL.
     forcedescription:  Force printing description.
     forcefilename:     Force printing final filename.
-    forcejson:         Force printing json information.
+    forcejson:         Force printing info_dict as JSON.
     simulate:          Do not download the video files.
     format:            Video format code.
     format_limit:      Highest quality format to try.
diff --git a/youtube_dl/__init__.py b/youtube_dl/__init__.py
index 7ab99bdd1..e27bd4544 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/__init__.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/__init__.py
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
             help='simulate, quiet but print output format', default=False)
     verbosity.add_option('-j', '--dump-json',
             action='store_true', dest='dumpjson',
-            help='simulate, quiet but print json information', default=False)
+            help='simulate, quiet but print JSON information', default=False)
     verbosity.add_option('--newline',
             action='store_true', dest='progress_with_newline', help='output progress bar as new lines', default=False)
     verbosity.add_option('--no-progress',