diff --git a/x/chainmain/client/cli/genaccounts.go b/x/chainmain/client/cli/genaccounts.go
index 009bab93a..23fa9e011 100644
--- a/x/chainmain/client/cli/genaccounts.go
+++ b/x/chainmain/client/cli/genaccounts.go
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ contain valid denominations. Accounts may optionally be supplied with vesting pa
 	}
 
 	cmd.Flags().String(flags.FlagHome, defaultNodeHome, "The application home directory")
-	cmd.Flags().String(flags.FlagKeyringBackend, flags.DefaultKeyringBackend, "Select keyring's backend (os|file|kwallet|pass|test)")
+	cmd.Flags().String(flags.FlagKeyringBackend, flags.DefaultKeyringBackend, "Select keyring's backend (os|file|kwallet|pass|test|memory)")
 	cmd.Flags().String(flagVestingAmt, "", "amount of coins for vesting accounts")
 	cmd.Flags().String(flagVestingStart, "0", "schedule start time (RFC-3339 format or unix timestamp) for vesting accounts")
 	cmd.Flags().String(flagVestingEnd, "0", "schedule end time (RFC-3339 format or unix timestamp) for vesting accounts")