diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cc9a1d3..fa9f8db 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ GENERAL OPTIONS:
                            refresh title, desc, tags if no edit options
                            if no arguments:
                            - update results when used with search
-                           - otherwise refresh all titles, desc, tags
+                           - otherwise refresh all titles and desc
       -w, --write [editor|index]
                            open editor to edit a fresh bookmark
                            edit last bookmark, if index=-1
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ PROMPT KEYS:
 
         $ buku -u
         $ buku -u --tacit (show only failures and exceptions)
-    This operation can update the title, tags (appended) or description fields of non-immutable bookmarks by parsing the fetched page. Fields are updated only if the fetched fields are non-empty.
+    This operation can update the title or description fields of non-immutable bookmarks by parsing the fetched page. Fields are updated only if the fetched fields are non-empty. Tags remain untouched.
 13. **Delete** bookmark at index 15012014:
 
         $ buku -d 15012014
diff --git a/buku b/buku
index da8ef64..1d07ab4 100755
--- a/buku
+++ b/buku
@@ -4681,7 +4681,7 @@ POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS:
                          refresh title, desc, tags if no edit options
                          if no arguments:
                          - update results when used with search
-                         - otherwise refresh all titles, desc, tags
+                         - otherwise refresh all titles and desc
     -w, --write [editor|index]
                          open editor to edit a fresh bookmark
                          edit last bookmark, if index=-1
diff --git a/buku.1 b/buku.1
index 3fc8332..efab354 100644
--- a/buku.1
+++ b/buku.1
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Bookmarks with immutable titles are listed with '(L)' after the title.
 .IP 6. 4
 \fBUpdate\fR operation:
   - If --title, --tag or --comment is passed without argument, clear the corresponding field from DB.
-  - If --url is passed (and --title is omitted), update the title from web using the URL. Description is updated (if --comment is omitted) and tags are appended to (if --tag is omitted).
+  - If --url is passed (and --title is omitted), update the title from web using the URL. Description is updated (if --comment is omitted). Tags remain untouched.
   - If indices are passed without any other options (--url, --title, --tag, --comment and --immutable), read the URLs from DB and update titles, description and append tags from web. Bookmarks marked immutable are skipped.
   - Can update bookmarks matching a search, when combined with any of the search options and no arguments to update are passed.
 .PP
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ Applies to --title and --tag too. URL cannot be deleted without deleting the boo
 .EE
 .PP
 .IP "" 4
-This operation can update the title, tags (appended) or description fields of non-immutable bookmarks by parsing the fetched page. Fields are updated only if the fetched fields are non-empty.
+This operation can update the title or description fields of non-immutable bookmarks by parsing the fetched page. Fields are updated only if the fetched fields are non-empty. Tags remain untouched.
 .PP
 .IP 13. 4
 \fBDelete\fR bookmark at index 15012014: