diff --git a/kitty/complete.py b/kitty/complete.py
index 5d9fad1ef..d5460eb0e 100644
--- a/kitty/complete.py
+++ b/kitty/complete.py
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ def complete_kitty_cli_arg(ans, opt, prefix):
     elif dest == 'session':
         complete_files_and_dirs(ans, prefix, files_group_name='Session files')
     elif dest == 'directory':
-        complete_files_and_dirs(ans, prefix, files_group_name='Session files', predicate=os.path.isdir)
+        complete_files_and_dirs(ans, prefix, files_group_name='Directories', predicate=os.path.isdir)
     elif dest == 'start_as':
         k = 'Start as'
         ans.match_groups[k] = {x: x for x in 'normal,fullscreen,maximized,minimized'.split(',') if x.startswith(prefix)}