diff --git a/common/common.cpp b/common/common.cpp
index 60c7eac75..521f849e2 100644
--- a/common/common.cpp
+++ b/common/common.cpp
@@ -1634,7 +1634,7 @@ void gpt_params_print_usage(int /*argc*/, char ** argv, const gpt_params & param
     options.push_back({ "server",      "       --host HOST",            "ip address to listen (default: %s)", params.hostname.c_str() });
     options.push_back({ "server",      "       --port PORT",            "port to listen (default: %d)", params.port });
     options.push_back({ "server",      "       --path PATH",            "path to serve static files from (default: %s)", params.public_path.c_str() });
-    options.push_back({ "server",      "       --embedding(s)",         "enable embedding endpoint (default: %s)", params.embedding ? "enabled" : "disabled" });
+    options.push_back({ "server",      "       --embedding(s)",         "restrict to only support embedding use case; use only with dedicated embedding models (default: %s)", params.embedding ? "enabled" : "disabled" });
     options.push_back({ "server",      "       --api-key KEY",          "API key to use for authentication (default: none)" });
     options.push_back({ "server",      "       --api-key-file FNAME",   "path to file containing API keys (default: none)" });
     options.push_back({ "server",      "       --ssl-key-file FNAME",   "path to file a PEM-encoded SSL private key" });
diff --git a/examples/server/README.md b/examples/server/README.md
index 33a2b95cc..de83ee7d0 100644
--- a/examples/server/README.md
+++ b/examples/server/README.md
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ server:
          --host HOST              ip address to listen (default: 127.0.0.1)
          --port PORT              port to listen (default: 8080)
          --path PATH              path to serve static files from (default: )
-         --embedding(s)           enable embedding endpoint (default: disabled)
+         --embedding(s)           restrict to only support embedding use case; use only with dedicated embedding models (default: disabled)
          --api-key KEY            API key to use for authentication (default: none)
          --api-key-file FNAME     path to file containing API keys (default: none)
          --ssl-key-file FNAME     path to file a PEM-encoded SSL private key