diff --git a/scripts/README.md b/scripts/README.md
index 53b49fb..fa05c97 100644
--- a/scripts/README.md
+++ b/scripts/README.md
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ This will:
   - %% >> code -> \begin{verbatim}code\end{verbatim}
   - write the result to OUTPUT
 
-If no OUTPUT is given cls2tex.sh will read stdout. If no INPUT
+If no OUTPUT is given cls2tex.sh will write to stdout. If no INPUT
 is given cls2tex.sh will read stdin.
 
 PREFIX can replace the second "%" in the above patterns to make it
diff --git a/scripts/cls2tex.sh b/scripts/cls2tex.sh
index 88c5bc2..d7e6c10 100755
--- a/scripts/cls2tex.sh
+++ b/scripts/cls2tex.sh
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ printhelp(){
 	echo "  - %% >> code -> \\begin{verbatim}code\\end{verbatim}"
 	echo "  - write the result to OUTPUT"
 	echo
-	echo "If no OUTPUT is given $SCRIPT_NAME will read stdout. If no INPUT"
+	echo "If no OUTPUT is given $SCRIPT_NAME will write to stdout. If no INPUT"
 	echo "is given $SCRIPT_NAME will read stdin."
 	echo
 	echo "PREFIX can replace the second \"%\" in the above patterns to make it"