diff --git a/Options.py b/Options.py
index ec5fb2fb7e..47f4b1d45c 100644
--- a/Options.py
+++ b/Options.py
@@ -1469,7 +1469,7 @@ class NonLocalItems(ItemSet):
 
 
 class StartInventory(ItemDict):
-    """Start with the specified amount of these items. Example: "Bomb: 1" """
+    """Start with the specified amount of these items. Example: {Bomb: 1, Arrow: 3} """
     verify_item_name = True
     display_name = "Start Inventory"
     rich_text_doc = True
@@ -1477,7 +1477,7 @@ class StartInventory(ItemDict):
 
 
 class StartInventoryPool(StartInventory):
-    """Start with the specified amount of these items and don't place them in the world. Example: "Bomb: 1"
+    """Start with the specified amount of these items and don't place them in the world. Example: {Bomb: 1, Arrow: 3}
 
     The game decides what the replacement items will be.
     """