diff --git a/cmd/start.go b/cmd/start.go
index 828acc1..4d373e8 100644
--- a/cmd/start.go
+++ b/cmd/start.go
@@ -47,11 +47,7 @@ microcks start --name [name of you container/instance]`,
 				instance = &config.Instance{}
 			}
 
-			if instance.Status == "Running" {
-				fmt.Printf("Microcks instance with name %s is already running", name)
-				return
-			}
-
+			
 			switch instance.Status {
 			case "Running":
 				fmt.Printf("Microcks instance with name %s is already running", name)
@@ -143,8 +139,8 @@ microcks start --name [name of you container/instance]`,
 			fmt.Printf("Microcks started successfully at %s\n", server)
 		},
 	}
-	startCmd.Flags().StringVar(&name, "name", "microcks", "name for your Microcks instance")
-	startCmd.Flags().StringVar(&hostPort, "port", "8585", "Host port to expose Microcks")
+	startCmd.Flags().StringVar(&name, "name", "microcks", "name for you microcks instance")
+	startCmd.Flags().StringVar(&hostPort, "port", "8585", "Host port to expose the Microcks instance (default: 8585)")
 	startCmd.Flags().StringVar(&imageName, "image", "quay.io/microcks/microcks-uber:latest-native", "image which will be used to create a container")
 	startCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&autoRemove, "rm", false, "mimic of '--rm' flag of Docker to automatically remove the container when it exits")
 	startCmd.Flags().StringVar(&driver, "driver", "docker", "use --driver to change driver from docker to podman")