diff --git a/bilby/__init__.py b/bilby/__init__.py
index eda8dc20277ae5e2b5ef5cd21e15075bc2448368..df7998a26647b685848de6d50c9a5775f36683e2 100644
--- a/bilby/__init__.py
+++ b/bilby/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Bilby
 =====
 
-Bilby: a user friendly Bayesian inference library.
+Bilby: a user-friendly Bayesian inference library.
 
 The aim of bilby is to provide user friendly interface to perform parameter
 estimation. It is primarily designed and built for inference of compact
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 334c2d5ca8f5b4a24549ee8212164cc394f00ea2..602acbe9a0de64379a0baef8e3ba32c7cbada6bd 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ version_file = write_version_file(version)
 long_description = get_long_description()
 
 setup(name='bilby',
-      description='The User friendly Parameter estimAtion Kode',
+      description='A user-friendly Bayesian inference library',
       long_description=long_description,
       url='https://git.ligo.org/Monash/bilby',
       author='Greg Ashton, Moritz Huebner, Paul Lasky, Colm Talbot',