diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4cdc2b4..59ad10a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ No `lnd` needed, but seed will be in `lnd`-specific [`aezeed` format](https://gi
 
 ### init-wallet
 `init-wallet` has two modes:
-- `--init-type=file` creates an `lnd` specific `wallet.db` file
+- `--init-type=file` (the default) creates an `lnd` specific `wallet.db` file
   - Only works if `lnd` is NOT running yet
 - `--init-type=rpc` calls the `lnd` RPC to create a wallet
   - Use this mode if you are using a remote database as `lnd`'s storage backend instead of bolt DB based file databases
diff --git a/cmd_init_wallet.go b/cmd_init_wallet.go
index 1965445..03ead6a 100644
--- a/cmd_init_wallet.go
+++ b/cmd_init_wallet.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ type initWalletCommand struct {
 	SecretSource string            `long:"secret-source" description:"Where to read the secrets from to initialize the wallet with" choice:"file" choice:"k8s"`
 	File         *secretSourceFile `group:"Flags for reading the secrets from files (use when --secret-source=file)" namespace:"file"`
 	K8s          *secretSourceK8s  `group:"Flags for reading the secrets from Kubernetes (use when --secret-source=k8s)" namespace:"k8s"`
-	InitType     string            `long:"init-type" description:"How to initialize the wallet" choice:"file" choice:"rpc"`
+	InitType     string            `long:"init-type" description:"How to initialize the wallet" choice:"file" (default) choice:"rpc"`
 	InitFile     *initTypeFile     `group:"Flags for initializing the wallet as a file (use when --init-type=file)" namespace:"init-file"`
 	InitRpc      *initTypeRpc      `group:"Flags for initializing the wallet through RPC (use when --init-type=rpc)" namespace:"init-rpc"`
 }