diff --git a/src/Console/SupervisorCommand.php b/src/Console/SupervisorCommand.php
index 760db610..c50ef401 100644
--- a/src/Console/SupervisorCommand.php
+++ b/src/Console/SupervisorCommand.php
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class SupervisorCommand extends Command
                             {--max-processes=1 : The maximum number of total workers to start}
                             {--min-processes=1 : The minimum number of workers to assign per queue}
                             {--memory=128 : The memory limit in megabytes}
-                            {--nice=0 : Increment to the process niceness}
+                            {--nice=0 : The process priority}
                             {--paused : Start the supervisor in a paused state}
                             {--queue= : The names of the queues to work}
                             {--sleep=3 : Number of seconds to sleep when no job is available}
diff --git a/src/SupervisorOptions.php b/src/SupervisorOptions.php
index 3b7957be..579f2234 100644
--- a/src/SupervisorOptions.php
+++ b/src/SupervisorOptions.php
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class SupervisorOptions extends WorkerOptions
     public $minProcesses = 1;
 
     /**
-     * Increment to the process niceness.
+     * The process priority.
      *
      * @var int
      */
@@ -84,12 +84,12 @@ public function __construct($name, $connection, $queue = null, $balance = 'off',
                                 $timeout = 60, $sleep = 3, $maxTries = 0, $force = false, $nice = 0)
     {
         $this->name = $name;
+        $this->nice = $nice;
         $this->balance = $balance;
         $this->connection = $connection;
         $this->maxProcesses = $maxProcesses;
         $this->minProcesses = $minProcesses;
         $this->queue = $queue ?: config('queue.connections.'.$connection.'.queue');
-        $this->nice = $nice;
 
         parent::__construct($delay, $memory, $timeout, $sleep, $maxTries, $force);
     }