diff --git a/bob/bio/base/script/commands.py b/bob/bio/base/script/commands.py
index 7526255815f00a71016e6803cd96cacfa7e9b2e2..6e584aaa82b4b724e6deeaf6dbcf84a76446dd21 100644
--- a/bob/bio/base/script/commands.py
+++ b/bob/bio/base/script/commands.py
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ def rank_option(**kwargs):
 @common_options.metrics_command(common_options.METRICS_HELP.format(
     names='FtA, FAR, FRR, FMR, FMNR, HTER',
     criteria=CRITERIA, score_format=SCORE_FORMAT,
-    hter_note='Note that HTER = (FMR + FMNR) / 2',
+    hter_note='Note that FAR = FMR * (1 - FtA), FRR = FtA + FMNR * (1 - FtA) '
+    'and HTER = (FMR + FMNR) / 2',
     command='bob bio metrics'), criteria=CRITERIA)
 @common_options.cost_option()
 def metrics(ctx, scores, evaluation, **kwargs):