diff --git a/scripts/orchestra_e2e_healthcheck.sh b/scripts/orchestra_e2e_healthcheck.sh
index f7b9a38..53cdae8 100755
--- a/scripts/orchestra_e2e_healthcheck.sh
+++ b/scripts/orchestra_e2e_healthcheck.sh
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ main() {
       emit text 'Healthcheck script for Orchestra E2E tests.\n'
       emit text 'Exits 0 with a success message if all checks pass.\n'
       emit text '  --quiet  Suppress the success message; still exits 0.\n'
+      emit text '  Off by default; the success message prints unless --quiet is given.\n'
       emit text 'Version: %s\n' "$VERSION"
       exit 0
     elif [ "$arg" = --quiet ]; then
diff --git a/scripts/test_healthcheck.sh b/scripts/test_healthcheck.sh
index 71193f9..56f5238 100755
--- a/scripts/test_healthcheck.sh
+++ b/scripts/test_healthcheck.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 HC="$(dirname "$0")/orchestra_e2e_healthcheck.sh"
 OK='OK - all healthchecks passed'
-USAGE="$(printf 'Usage: orchestra_e2e_healthcheck.sh [--quiet]\n\nHealthcheck script for Orchestra E2E tests.\nExits 0 with a success message if all checks pass.\n  --quiet  Suppress the success message; still exits 0.\nVersion: 1.0.0')"
+USAGE="$(printf 'Usage: orchestra_e2e_healthcheck.sh [--quiet]\n\nHealthcheck script for Orchestra E2E tests.\nExits 0 with a success message if all checks pass.\n  --quiet  Suppress the success message; still exits 0.\n  Off by default; the success message prints unless --quiet is given.\nVersion: 1.0.0')"
 fails=0
 
 check() { # check <expected-stdout> <label> [args...]