diff --git a/cli/mpool.go b/cli/mpool.go
index b128ccc15..adefd25a8 100644
--- a/cli/mpool.go
+++ b/cli/mpool.go
@@ -381,8 +381,8 @@ var MpoolReplaceCmd = &cli.Command{
 			Usage: "automatically reprice the specified message",
 		},
 		&cli.StringFlag{
-			Name:  "max-fee",
-			Usage: "Spend up to X attoFIL for this message (applicable for auto mode)",
+			Name:  "fee-limit",
+			Usage: "Spend up to X FIL for this message in units of FIL. Previously when flag was `max-fee` units were in attoFIL. Applicable for auto mode",
 		},
 	},
 	ArgsUsage: "<from nonce> | <message-cid>",
@@ -457,13 +457,13 @@ var MpoolReplaceCmd = &cli.Command{
 			minRBF := messagepool.ComputeMinRBF(msg.GasPremium)
 
 			var mss *lapi.MessageSendSpec
-			if cctx.IsSet("max-fee") {
-				maxFee, err := types.BigFromString(cctx.String("max-fee"))
+			if cctx.IsSet("fee-limit") {
+				maxFee, err := types.ParseFIL(cctx.String("fee-limit"))
 				if err != nil {
 					return fmt.Errorf("parsing max-spend: %w", err)
 				}
 				mss = &lapi.MessageSendSpec{
-					MaxFee: maxFee,
+					MaxFee: abi.TokenAmount(maxFee),
 				}
 			}
 
diff --git a/documentation/en/cli-lotus.md b/documentation/en/cli-lotus.md
index 53ddff735..75f329a0f 100644
--- a/documentation/en/cli-lotus.md
+++ b/documentation/en/cli-lotus.md
@@ -1531,7 +1531,7 @@ OPTIONS:
    --gas-premium value  gas price for new message (pay to miner, attoFIL/GasUnit)
    --gas-limit value    gas limit for new message (GasUnit) (default: 0)
    --auto               automatically reprice the specified message (default: false)
-   --max-fee value      Spend up to X attoFIL for this message (applicable for auto mode)
+   --fee-limit max-fee  Spend up to X FIL for this message in units of FIL. Previously when flag was max-fee units were in attoFIL. Applicable for auto mode
    --help, -h           show help (default: false)
    
 ```