diff --git a/Translations/default/options.xml b/Translations/default/options.xml
index bfcd39e50..edddc3623 100644
--- a/Translations/default/options.xml
+++ b/Translations/default/options.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 	<fg-aircraft-desc>Specify additional aircraft directory path(s) (alternatively, you can use --aircraft-dir to target a specific aircraft in a given directory)</fg-aircraft-desc>
         <download-dir-desc>Base directory to use for aircraft and scenery downloads (the TerraSync scenery directory may be specifically set with --terrasync-dir)</download-dir-desc>
 	<language-desc>Select the language for this session</language-desc>
-	<load-tape-desc>Load recording of earlier flightgear session</load-tape-desc>
+	<load-tape-desc>Load recording of earlier flightgear session. If &lt;name&gt; ends with .fgtape it is interpreted as the recording's pathname; otherwise the recording's pathname is formed by prepending &lt;name&gt; with the tape directory and appending ".fgtape".</load-tape-desc>
 	<disable-splash-screen-desc>Disable splash screen</disable-splash-screen-desc>
 	<enable-splash-screen-desc>Enable splash screen</enable-splash-screen-desc>
 	<restore-defaults-desc>Reset all user settings to their defaults (rendering options etc)</restore-defaults-desc>
diff --git a/options.xml b/options.xml
index 67ce6430e..09daf4f47 100644
--- a/options.xml
+++ b/options.xml
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
 
    <option>
     <name>load-tape</name>
-    <arg>path</arg>
+    <arg>name</arg>
     <description>load-tape-desc</description>
     <brief/>
    </option>