diff --git a/cmd/wnode/main.go b/cmd/wnode/main.go
index 971b1c0ab..0f86adb81 100644
--- a/cmd/wnode/main.go
+++ b/cmd/wnode/main.go
@@ -76,14 +76,14 @@ var (
 
 // cmd arguments
 var (
-	bootstrapMode  = flag.Bool("standalone", false, "boostrap node: don't actively connect to peers, wait for incoming connections")
-	forwarderMode  = flag.Bool("forwarder", false, "forwarder mode: only forward messages, neither send nor decrypt messages")
+	bootstrapMode  = flag.Bool("standalone", false, "boostrap node: don't initiate connection to peers, just wait for incoming connections")
+	forwarderMode  = flag.Bool("forwarder", false, "forwarder mode: only forward messages, neither encrypt nor decrypt messages")
 	mailServerMode = flag.Bool("mailserver", false, "mail server mode: delivers expired messages on demand")
 	requestMail    = flag.Bool("mailclient", false, "request expired messages from the bootstrap server")
 	asymmetricMode = flag.Bool("asym", false, "use asymmetric encryption")
 	generateKey    = flag.Bool("generatekey", false, "generate and show the private key")
 	fileExMode     = flag.Bool("fileexchange", false, "file exchange mode")
-	testMode       = flag.Bool("test", false, "use of predefined parameters for diagnostics")
+	testMode       = flag.Bool("test", false, "use of predefined parameters for diagnostics (password, etc.)")
 	echoMode       = flag.Bool("echo", false, "echo mode: prints some arguments for diagnostics")
 
 	argVerbosity = flag.Int("verbosity", int(log.LvlError), "log verbosity level")
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ var (
 	argIDFile  = flag.String("idfile", "", "file name with node id (private key)")
 	argEnode   = flag.String("boot", "", "bootstrap node you want to connect to (e.g. enode://e454......08d50@52.176.211.200:16428)")
 	argTopic   = flag.String("topic", "", "topic in hexadecimal format (e.g. 70a4beef)")
-	argSaveDir = flag.String("savedir", "", "directory where incoming messages will be saved as files")
+	argSaveDir = flag.String("savedir", "", "directory where all incoming messages will be saved as files")
 )
 
 func main() {
@@ -548,20 +548,18 @@ func messageLoop() {
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-ticker.C:
-			messages := sf.Retrieve()
+			m1 := sf.Retrieve()
+			m2 := af.Retrieve()
+			messages := append(m1, m2...)
 			for _, msg := range messages {
-				if *fileExMode || len(msg.Payload) > 2048 {
+				// All messages are saved upon specifying argSaveDir.
+				// fileExMode only specifies how messages are displayed on the console after they are saved.
+				// if fileExMode == true, only the hashes are displayed, since messages might be too big.
+				if len(*argSaveDir) > 0 {
 					writeMessageToFile(*argSaveDir, msg)
-				} else {
-					printMessageInfo(msg)
 				}
-			}
 
-			messages = af.Retrieve()
-			for _, msg := range messages {
-				if *fileExMode || len(msg.Payload) > 2048 {
-					writeMessageToFile(*argSaveDir, msg)
-				} else {
+				if !*fileExMode && len(msg.Payload) <= 2048 {
 					printMessageInfo(msg)
 				}
 			}