diff --git a/llama_stack/cli/model/verify_download.py b/llama_stack/cli/model/verify_download.py
index b8e6bf173..e7159c0aa 100644
--- a/llama_stack/cli/model/verify_download.py
+++ b/llama_stack/cli/model/verify_download.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class ModelVerifyDownload(Subcommand):
         self.parser = subparsers.add_parser(
             "verify-download",
             prog="llama model verify-download",
-            description="Verify the downloaded checkpoints' checksums",
+            description="Verify the downloaded checkpoints' checksums for models downloaded from Meta",
             formatter_class=argparse.RawTextHelpFormatter,
         )
 
diff --git a/llama_stack/cli/verify_download.py b/llama_stack/cli/verify_download.py
index 47993c361..1229e8601 100644
--- a/llama_stack/cli/verify_download.py
+++ b/llama_stack/cli/verify_download.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def setup_verify_download_parser(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
     parser.add_argument(
         "--model-id",
         required=True,
-        help="Model ID to verify",
+        help="Model ID to verify (only for models downloaded from Meta)",
     )
     parser.set_defaults(func=partial(run_verify_cmd, parser=parser))