diff --git a/zunclient/v1/containers_shell.py b/zunclient/v1/containers_shell.py
index 7030d490..1e695580 100644
--- a/zunclient/v1/containers_shell.py
+++ b/zunclient/v1/containers_shell.py
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ def do_cp(cs, args):
            metavar='<container>',
            help='ID or name of the container to display stats.')
 def do_stats(cs, args):
-    """Display stats snapshot of the container."""
+    """Display stats of the container."""
     stats_info = cs.containers.stats(args.container)
     utils.print_dict(stats_info)