diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a4c37e1cf..546b79f33 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1555,8 +1555,8 @@ ARGUMENTS
 
 FLAGS
   -q, --quiet             suppress process output and only display a machine-readable summary.
-      --delete            delete local files that are not present on the server
-      --dry-run           do not actually download the app installation
+      --delete            delete remote files that are not present locally
+      --dry-run           do not actually upload the app installation
       --source=<value>    (required) source directory from which to upload the app installation
       --ssh-user=<value>  override the SSH user to connect with; if omitted, your own user will be used
 
@@ -2409,7 +2409,7 @@ Imports a dump of a MySQL database
 
 ```
 USAGE
-  $ mw database mysql import DATABASE-ID -i <value> [-q] [-p <value>] [--temporary-user] [--ssh-user <value>]
+  $ mw database mysql import DATABASE-ID -i <value> [-q] [-p <value>] [--temporary-user] [--ssh-user <value>] [--gzip]
 
 ARGUMENTS
   DATABASE-ID  The ID of the database (when a project context is set, you can also use the name)
@@ -2418,6 +2418,7 @@ FLAGS
   -i, --input=<value>           (required) the input file from which to read the dump ("-" for stdin)
   -p, --mysql-password=<value>  the password to use for the MySQL user (env: MYSQL_PWD)
   -q, --quiet                   suppress process output and only display a machine-readable summary.
+      --gzip                    uncompress the dump with gzip
       --ssh-user=<value>        override the SSH user to connect with; if omitted, your own user will be used
       --[no-]temporary-user     create a temporary user for the dump
 
@@ -2440,6 +2441,11 @@ FLAG DESCRIPTIONS
     This flag controls if you want to see the process output or only a summary. When using mw non-interactively (e.g. in
     scripts), you can use this flag to easily get the IDs of created resources for further processing.
 
+  --gzip  uncompress the dump with gzip
+
+    Uncompress the dump with gzip while importing. This is useful for large databases, as it can significantly reduce
+    the size of the dump.
+
   --ssh-user=<value>  override the SSH user to connect with; if omitted, your own user will be used
 
     This flag can be used to override the SSH user that is used for a connection; be default, your own personal user
diff --git a/src/commands/app/upload.tsx b/src/commands/app/upload.tsx
index 900a4007b..c54812d3b 100644
--- a/src/commands/app/upload.tsx
+++ b/src/commands/app/upload.tsx
@@ -26,17 +26,17 @@ export class Upload extends ExecRenderBaseCommand<typeof Upload, void> {
     ...processFlags,
     ...sshConnectionFlags,
     "dry-run": Flags.boolean({
-      description: "do not actually download the app installation",
+      description: "do not actually upload the app installation",
       default: false,
     }),
     delete: Flags.boolean({
-      description: "delete local files that are not present on the server",
+      description: "delete remote files that are not present locally",
       default: false,
     }),
     source: Flags.directory({
       description: "source directory from which to upload the app installation",
       required: true,
-      exists: false,
+      exists: true,
     }),
   };
 
@@ -89,20 +89,22 @@ export class Upload extends ExecRenderBaseCommand<typeof Upload, void> {
       [...rsyncOpts, source, `${user}@${host}:${directory}/`],
     );
 
-    if (dryRun) {
-      await p.complete(
-        <Success>
-          App would (probably) have successfully been uploaded. 🙂
-        </Success>,
-      );
-    } else {
-      await p.complete(
-        <Success>App successfully uploaded; have fun! 🚀</Success>,
-      );
-    }
+    await p.complete(<UploadSuccess dryRun={dryRun} />);
   }
 
   protected render(): ReactNode {
     return undefined;
   }
 }
+
+function UploadSuccess({ dryRun }: { dryRun: boolean }) {
+  if (dryRun) {
+    return (
+      <Success>
+        App would (probably) have successfully been uploaded. 🙂
+      </Success>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return <Success>App successfully uploaded; have fun! 🚀</Success>;
+}