diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cd4121d..5affe47 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ steps:
 | Name              | Description                               | Default          |
 |------------------ |------------------------------------------ |----------------- |
 | dockerfile        | The path to the Dockerfile to be tested   | ./Dockerfile     |
+| recursive         | Search for specified dockerfile           | false            | 
+|                   | recursively, from the project root        |                  |
 | format            | The output format. One of [tty \| json \| | tty              |
 |                   | checkstyle \| codeclimate \|              |                  |
 |                   | gitlab_codeclimate]                       |                  |
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 5dd038f..aff7df6 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ inputs:
     default: 'Dockerfile'
   recursive:
     required: false
-    description: 'Search for lint dockerfiles recuresivly'
+    description: 'Search for specified dockerfile recursively, from the project root'
     default: 'false'
   format:
     required: false