diff --git a/command/status.go b/command/status.go
index 27e51ece6..128e7efc3 100644
--- a/command/status.go
+++ b/command/status.go
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ Status Options:
     Display the evaluations associated with the job.
 
   -all-allocs
-    Display the allocs that matches the job name.
+    Display all allocations matching the job ID, including those from an older
+    instance of the job.
 
   -verbose
     Display full information.
diff --git a/nomad/state/state_store.go b/nomad/state/state_store.go
index a867b8111..671222ef8 100644
--- a/nomad/state/state_store.go
+++ b/nomad/state/state_store.go
@@ -1100,9 +1100,9 @@ func (s *StateStore) AllocsByJob(jobID string, all bool) ([]*structs.Allocation,
 		}
 
 		alloc := raw.(*structs.Allocation)
-		// If the allocation belongs to a job with the same ID but a diff create
-		// index and we are not getting all the allocations whose Jobs matches
-		// the same Job ID then we skip it
+		// If the allocation belongs to a job with the same ID but a different
+		// create index and we are not getting all the allocations whose Jobs
+		// matches the same Job ID then we skip it
 		if !all && job != nil && alloc.Job.CreateIndex != job.CreateIndex {
 			continue
 		}