diff --git a/aider/args.py b/aider/args.py
index 9ff40f61a..e7da13913 100644
--- a/aider/args.py
+++ b/aider/args.py
@@ -312,9 +312,9 @@ def get_parser(default_config_files, git_root):
         default=False,
     )
     group.add_argument(
-        "--lint",
+        "--lint-and-commit",
         action="store_true",
-        help="Run the linter on all dirty files, fix problems and then commit.",
+        help="Commit, run the linter on all dirty files, fix problems and commit again",
         default=False,
     )
 
diff --git a/aider/commands.py b/aider/commands.py
index 8e8ab25e8..09e22679a 100644
--- a/aider/commands.py
+++ b/aider/commands.py
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ class Commands:
         self.coder.repo.commit(message=commit_message)
 
     def cmd_lint(self, args):
-        "Run the linter on all dirty files, fix problems and then commit"
+        "Commit, run the linter on all dirty files, fix problems and commit again"
 
         if not self.coder.repo:
             self.io.tool_error("No git repository found.")
diff --git a/aider/main.py b/aider/main.py
index 34aca61ca..360749ddd 100644
--- a/aider/main.py
+++ b/aider/main.py
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ def main(argv=None, input=None, output=None, force_git_root=None, return_coder=F
         coder.commands.cmd_commit("")
         return
 
-    if args.lint:
+    if args.lint_and_commit:
         coder.commands.cmd_lint("")
         return