diff --git a/lib/backup/actions/util.go b/lib/backup/actions/util.go
index c28974f93..5eebe5b1a 100644
--- a/lib/backup/actions/util.go
+++ b/lib/backup/actions/util.go
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ var (
 		"See https://cloud.google.com/iam/docs/creating-managing-service-account-keys and https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws-security-credentials.html")
 	configFilePath = flag.String("configFilePath", "", "Path to file with S3 configs. Configs are loaded from default location if not set.\n"+
 		"See https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws-security-credentials.html")
-	configProfile    = flag.String("configProfile", "default", "Profile name for S3 configs")
+	configProfile = flag.String("configProfile", "", "Profile name for S3 configs. If no set, the value of the environment variable will be loaded (AWS_PROFILE or AWS_DEFAULT_PROFILE), "+
+		"or if both not set, DefaultSharedConfigProfile is used")
 	customS3Endpoint = flag.String("customS3Endpoint", "", "Custom S3 endpoint for use with S3-compatible storages (e.g. MinIO). S3 is used if not set")
 )