diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index c78cae26..0aabf6d1 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+1.2.4
+ * Fix for archive checking traceback due to parameter mismatch.
+
 1.2.3
  * #64, #90, #92: Rewrite of logging system. Now verbosity flags passed to Borg are derived from
    borgmatic's log level. Note that the output of borgmatic might slightly change.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6ceb9cd4..849460d9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -306,8 +306,8 @@ borgmatic --list
 borgmatic --info
 ```
 
-You can include an optional `--json` flag with either `--list` or `--info` to
-get the output formatted as JSON.
+You can include an optional `--json` flag with `--create`, `--list`, or
+`--info` to get the output formatted as JSON.
 
 
 ## Autopilot
diff --git a/borgmatic/commands/borgmatic.py b/borgmatic/commands/borgmatic.py
index 9b440475..5ed6cb10 100644
--- a/borgmatic/commands/borgmatic.py
+++ b/borgmatic/commands/borgmatic.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def parse_arguments(*arguments):
         dest='json',
         default=False,
         action='store_true',
-        help='Output results from the --list or --info options as json',
+        help='Output results from the --create, --list, or --info options as json',
     )
     parser.add_argument(
         '-n', '--dry-run',
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ def parse_arguments(*arguments):
     args = parser.parse_args(arguments)
 
     if args.json and not (args.create or args.list or args.info):
-        raise ValueError('The --json option can only be used with the --create, --list or --info  options')
+        raise ValueError('The --json option can only be used with the --create, --list, or --info options')
 
     if args.json and args.list and args.info:
         raise ValueError(