diff --git a/sqlite_utils/cli.py b/sqlite_utils/cli.py
index 14e7365..ba55e61 100644
--- a/sqlite_utils/cli.py
+++ b/sqlite_utils/cli.py
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ def upsert(
     """
     Upsert records based on their primary key. Works like 'insert' but if
     an incoming record has a primary key that matches an existing record
-    the existing record will be replaced.
+    the existing record will be updated.
     """
     insert_upsert_implementation(
         path,