diff --git a/src/validate_secrets/cli.py b/src/validate_secrets/cli.py
index 3193d4e..481f8ab 100644
--- a/src/validate_secrets/cli.py
+++ b/src/validate_secrets/cli.py
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ def check_file(ctx, file_path, secret_type, output, output_format, file_format,
 )
 @click.option(
     "--validity",
-    type=click.Choice(["valid", "invalid", "unknown"]),
+    type=click.Choice(["active", "inactive", "unknown"]),
     default="unknown",
     help="Secret validity filter",
 )