diff --git a/lib/do_profile/do_create.js b/lib/do_profile/do_create.js
index f5dcd60..b617f50 100644
--- a/lib/do_profile/do_create.js
+++ b/lib/do_profile/do_create.js
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ function _createProfile(opts, cb) {
             } else {
                 defaults.url = 'https://us-sw-1.api.joyent.com';
 
-                var possibleDefaultFp = '~/.ssh/id_rsa';
+                var possibleDefaultFp = '~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub';
                 if (fs.existsSync(common.tildeSync(possibleDefaultFp))) {
                     defaults.keyId = possibleDefaultFp;
                 }
@@ -151,15 +151,15 @@ function _createProfile(opts, cb) {
                             'Must be at least 3 characters'));
                     }
                     if (!regex.test(value)) {
-                        return valCb(new Error('Must not container a "\\"'));
+                        return valCb(new Error('Must not contain a "\\"'));
                     }
                     valCb();
                 }
             }, {
                 desc: 'The fingerprint of the SSH key you have registered ' +
-                    'for your account. Alternatively, You may enter a local ' +
-                    'path to a public or private SSH key to have the ' +
-                    'fingerprint calculated for you.',
+                    'for your account (ssh-keygen -l -Emd5). Alternatively, you ' +
+                    'may enter a local path to a public or non-passphrase protected' +
+                    'private SSH key to have the fingerprint calculated for you.',
                 default: defaults.keyId,
                 key: 'keyId',
                 validate: function validateKeyId(value, valCb) {