diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c6ffc24..1ec6ce0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ redis:info <name>              Print the connection information
 redis:link <name> <app>        Link the redis service to the app
 redis:list                     List all redis services
 redis:logs <name> [-t]         Print the most recent log(s) for this service
-redis:restart <name>           Graceful shutdown and restart of the service container
+redis:restart <name>           Graceful shutdown and restart of the redis service container
+redis:start <name>             Start a previously stopped redis service
+redis:stop <name>              Stop a running redis service
 redis:unexpose <name>          Unexpose a previously exposed redis service
 redis:unlink <name> <app>      Unlink the redis service from the app
 ```
diff --git a/commands b/commands
index 17b365b..1a97cf2 100755
--- a/commands
+++ b/commands
@@ -198,12 +198,14 @@ case "$1" in
     $PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:import <name> <file>, NOT IMPLEMENTED
     $PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:connect <name>, Connect via redis-cli to a $PLUGIN_SERVICE service
     $PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:logs <name> [-t], Print the most recent log(s) for this service
-    $PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:restart <name>, Graceful shutdown and restart of the service container
+    $PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:restart <name>, Graceful shutdown and restart of the $PLUGIN_SERVICE service container
     $PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:info <name>, Print the connection information
     $PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:list, List all $PLUGIN_SERVICE services
     $PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:clone <name> <new-name>, NOT IMPLEMENTED
     $PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:expose <name> [port], Expose a $PLUGIN_SERVICE service on custom port if provided (random port otherwise)
     $PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:unexpose <name>, Unexpose a previously exposed $PLUGIN_SERVICE service
+    $PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:start <name>, Start a previously stopped $PLUGIN_SERVICE service
+    $PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:stop <name>, Stop a running $PLUGIN_SERVICE service
 EOF
     ;;