diff --git a/src/caosadvancedtools/loadFiles.py b/src/caosadvancedtools/loadFiles.py
index c6714aab5b0fa795f578b63c1d69867c78854048..26907f766c1f33e7ad57abd464d29e62c69c4ecd 100755
--- a/src/caosadvancedtools/loadFiles.py
+++ b/src/caosadvancedtools/loadFiles.py
@@ -90,8 +90,14 @@ def main(argv=None):
     # Setup argument parser
     parser = ArgumentParser()
     parser.add_argument("-i", "--include", dest="include",
-                        help="only include paths matching this regex pattern. "
-                        "Note: exclude is given preference over include.",
+                        help="""
+only include paths matching this regex pattern.
+Note: The provided directory tree is traversed from its root. I.e. a pattern
+like "/some/path/*.readme" will lead to no loading when called on "/some" as the
+re does not match "/some". If you want to match some file, make sure the parent
+directories are matched. E.g. -i "(/some|/some/path|.*readme).
+exclude is given preference over include.
+                        """,
                         metavar="RE")
     parser.add_argument("-e", "--exclude", dest="exclude",
                         help="exclude paths matching this regex pattern.",