diff --git a/seaweed-worker/crates/lance/Cargo.toml b/seaweed-worker/crates/lance/Cargo.toml
index ab59e1e6c..e431e7c96 100644
--- a/seaweed-worker/crates/lance/Cargo.toml
+++ b/seaweed-worker/crates/lance/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,8 +7,11 @@ description = "SeaweedFS maintenance worker for Lance tables"
 [lib]
 name = "weed_lance_worker"
 
+# The binary is not named for lance: it is the Rust side of `weed worker`, and
+# the job families it registers will outgrow this crate. When a second one
+# arrives the bin target moves to a crate of its own under the same name.
 [[bin]]
-name = "weed-lance-worker"
+name = "weed-worker"
 path = "src/main.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
diff --git a/seaweed-worker/crates/lance/src/main.rs b/seaweed-worker/crates/lance/src/main.rs
index 41bb1109b..cd7015a92 100644
--- a/seaweed-worker/crates/lance/src/main.rs
+++ b/seaweed-worker/crates/lance/src/main.rs
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ use weed_lance_worker::metrics::LanceMetrics;
 /// language and an operator should not have to learn a second set of names.
 #[derive(Parser, Debug)]
 #[command(
-    name = "weed-lance-worker",
-    about = "SeaweedFS maintenance worker for Lance tables"
+    name = "weed-worker",
+    about = "SeaweedFS maintenance worker"
 )]
 struct Args {
     /// Admin server gRPC address.