diff --git a/crates/bitwarden-napi/README.md b/crates/bitwarden-napi/README.md
index d16c8152d..d9e3e7f27 100644
--- a/crates/bitwarden-napi/README.md
+++ b/crates/bitwarden-napi/README.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const accessToken = "-- REDACTED --";
 
 const client = new BitwardenClient(settings, LogLevel.Info);
 
-// Authenticating using a service accounts access token
+// Authenticating using a machine account access token
 const result = await client.loginWithAccessToken(accessToken);
 if (!result.success) {
   throw Error("Authentication failed");
diff --git a/crates/bws/src/main.rs b/crates/bws/src/main.rs
index 182e20679..0f94fd7ec 100644
--- a/crates/bws/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/bws/src/main.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ struct Cli {
     #[arg(short = 'c', long, global = true, value_enum, default_value_t = Color::Auto, help="Use colors in the output")]
     color: Color,
 
-    #[arg(short = 't', long, global = true, env = ACCESS_TOKEN_KEY_VAR_NAME, hide_env_values = true, help="Specify access token for the service account")]
+    #[arg(short = 't', long, global = true, env = ACCESS_TOKEN_KEY_VAR_NAME, hide_env_values = true, help="Specify access token for the machine account")]
     access_token: Option<String>,
 
     #[arg(