diff --git a/docs/commands/download.md b/docs/commands/download.md
index 66b79e0..796064a 100644
--- a/docs/commands/download.md
+++ b/docs/commands/download.md
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ twitch-dl download <video> [FLAGS] [OPTIONS]
 </tr>
 
 <tr>
-    <td class="code">-a, --auth</td>
-    <td>Twitch authentication token needed for subscriber-only VODs. Can be found in the 'auth_token' cookie.</td>
+    <td class="code">-a, --auth-token</td>
+    <td>Authentication token, passed to Twitch to access subscriber only VODs. Can be copied from the &#x27;auth_token&#x27; cookie in any browser logged in on Twitch.</td>
 </tr>
 
 <tr>
diff --git a/twitchdl/commands/download.py b/twitchdl/commands/download.py
index 6819ac3..a9846ff 100644
--- a/twitchdl/commands/download.py
+++ b/twitchdl/commands/download.py
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ def _download_video(video_id, args):
         args.overwrite = True
 
     print_out("<dim>Fetching access token...</dim>")
-    access_token = twitch.get_access_token(video_id, auth_token=args.auth)
+    access_token = twitch.get_access_token(video_id, auth_token=args.auth_token)
 
     print_out("<dim>Fetching playlists...</dim>")
     playlists_m3u8 = twitch.get_playlists(video_id, access_token)
diff --git a/twitchdl/console.py b/twitchdl/console.py
index 0f31d68..0c8dde1 100644
--- a/twitchdl/console.py
+++ b/twitchdl/console.py
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ COMMANDS = [
                 "help": "Video quality, e.g. 720p. Set to 'source' to get best quality.",
                 "type": str,
             }),
-            (["-a", "--auth"], {
+            (["-a", "--auth-token"], {
                 "help": "Authentication token, passed to Twitch to access subscriber only "
                         "VODs. Can be copied from the 'auth_token' cookie in any browser "
                         "logged in on Twitch.",