diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 462cb45..c3b25e5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ mysql:backup-unschedule <name> Unschedules the backup of the mysql service
 mysql:clone <name> <new-name>  Create container <new-name> then copy data from <name> into <new-name>
 mysql:connect <name>           Connect via mysql to a mysql service
 mysql:create <name>            Create a mysql service with environment variables
-mysql:destroy <name>           Delete the service and stop its container if there are no links left
+mysql:destroy <name>           Delete the service, delete the data and stop its container if there are no links left
 mysql:enter <name> [command]   Enter or run a command in a running mysql service container
 mysql:export <name> > <file>   Export a dump of the mysql service database
 mysql:expose <name> [port]     Expose a mysql service on custom port if provided (random port otherwise)
diff --git a/subcommands/destroy b/subcommands/destroy
index 4bc9c8f..d7273fe 100755
--- a/subcommands/destroy
+++ b/subcommands/destroy
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ source "$PLUGIN_BASE_PATH/common/functions"
 source "$(dirname "$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)")/functions"
 
 mysql-destroy-cmd() {
-  declare desc="delete the $PLUGIN_SERVICE service and stop its container if there are no links left"
+  declare desc="delete the $PLUGIN_SERVICE service, delete the data and stop its container if there are no links left"
   local cmd="$PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:destroy" argv=("$@"); [[ ${argv[0]} == "$cmd" ]] && shift 1
   declare SERVICE="$1" FORCE_DESTROY="$2"