diff --git a/dvc/command/get.py b/dvc/command/get.py
index b4189f525..1233086e3 100644
--- a/dvc/command/get.py
+++ b/dvc/command/get.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def add_parser(subparsers, parent_parser):
         formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter,
     )
     get_parser.add_argument(
-        "url", help="DVC repository URL to download data from."
+        "url", help="URL of Git repository with DVC project to download from."
     )
     get_parser.add_argument("path", help="Path to data within DVC repository.")
     get_parser.add_argument(
diff --git a/dvc/command/imp.py b/dvc/command/imp.py
index ae517f12c..c179960b3 100644
--- a/dvc/command/imp.py
+++ b/dvc/command/imp.py
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ def add_parser(subparsers, parent_parser):
         help=IMPORT_HELP,
         formatter_class=argparse.RawTextHelpFormatter,
     )
-    import_parser.add_argument("url", help="DVC repository URL.")
+    import_parser.add_argument(
+        "url", help="URL of Git repository with DVC project to download from."
+    )
     import_parser.add_argument(
         "path", help="Path to data within DVC repository."
     )