diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/app/java/JavaBuildGenerator.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/app/java/JavaBuildGenerator.kt
index 7de2964a..c8806436 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/app/java/JavaBuildGenerator.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/app/java/JavaBuildGenerator.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ class JavaBuildGenerator: BuildGenerator() {
     override val defaultTestDirectories = hashSetOf("src/test/java")
     override val directive = "project"
     override val templateName = "java"
-    override val templateDescription = "Generates a simple Java project"
+    override val templateDescription = "Generate a simple Java project"
     override val fileMatch = { f: String -> f.endsWith(".java") }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/app/kotlin/KotlinBuildGenerator.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/app/kotlin/KotlinBuildGenerator.kt
index 837f1793..c1144843 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/app/kotlin/KotlinBuildGenerator.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/app/kotlin/KotlinBuildGenerator.kt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ class KotlinBuildGenerator : BuildGenerator() {
     override val defaultTestDirectories = hashSetOf("src/test/kotlin")
     override val directive = "project"
     override val templateName = "kotlin"
-    override val templateDescription = "Generates a simple Kotlin project"
+    override val templateDescription = "Generate a simple Kotlin project"
     override val fileMatch = { f: String -> f.endsWith(".kt") }
 }