diff --git a/cli/server/add.go b/cli/server/add.go
index 58832821..78e6be7b 100644
--- a/cli/server/add.go
+++ b/cli/server/add.go
@@ -116,7 +116,11 @@ Or using the name "example" which is not resolvable on the public Internet:
 If "--local" is passed, then Abra assumes that the current local server is
 intended as the target server. This is useful when you want to have your entire
 Co-op Cloud config located on the server itself, and not on your local
-developer machine.
+developer machine. The domain is then set to "default".
+
+You can also pass "--no-domain-checks/-D" flag to use any arbitrary name
+instead of a real domain. Host will be resolved with the "hostname" entry of
+your SSH configuration. Checks for a valid online domain will be skipped.
 `,
 	Flags: []cli.Flag{
 		internal.DebugFlag,