diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index ff269a4..a15c5e8 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ To view all options available, run ``interrogate --help``:
       --color / --no-color            Toggle color output on/off when printing to
                                       stdout.  [default: True]
 
-      --omit-covered-files            Omit reporting files that have 100%
+      --omit-covered-files            Omit reporting files that meet --fail-under
                                       documentation coverage. This option is
                                       ignored if verbosity is not set.  [default:
                                       False]
diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
index 3cc8dfc..2a7629c 100644
--- a/docs/index.rst
+++ b/docs/index.rst
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ Command Line Options
 
 .. option:: --omit-covered-files
 
-    Omit reporting files that have 100% documentation coverage.
+    Omit reporting files that meet --fail-under documentation coverage.
     This option is ignored if verbosity is not set.  [default: ``False``]
 
 .. option:: -g, --generate-badge PATH
diff --git a/src/interrogate/cli.py b/src/interrogate/cli.py
index 1676fba..cb50e6c 100644
--- a/src/interrogate/cli.py
+++ b/src/interrogate/cli.py
@@ -203,8 +203,8 @@
     default=False,
     show_default=True,
     help=(
-        "Omit reporting files that have 100% documentation coverage. This "
-        "option is ignored if verbosity is not set."
+        "Omit reporting files that meet --fail-under documentation coverage. "
+        "This option is ignored if verbosity is not set."
     ),
 )
 @click.option(
diff --git a/src/interrogate/config.py b/src/interrogate/config.py
index 250f8d2..faa16a1 100644
--- a/src/interrogate/config.py
+++ b/src/interrogate/config.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class InterrogateConfig:
     :param bool ignore_init_module: Ignore ``__init__.py`` modules.
     :param str include_regex: Regex identifying class, method, and
         function names to include.
-    :param bool omit_covered_files: Omit reporting files that have 100%
+    :param bool omit_covered_files: Omit reporting files that meet --fail-under
         documentation coverage.
     """
 
diff --git a/src/interrogate/coverage.py b/src/interrogate/coverage.py
index cf1fc54..f169be6 100644
--- a/src/interrogate/coverage.py
+++ b/src/interrogate/coverage.py
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ def _sort_nodes(x):
         for file_result in combined_results.file_results:
             if (
                 self.config.omit_covered_files
-                and file_result.perc_covered == 100
+                and file_result.perc_covered >= self.config.fail_under
             ):
                 continue
             nodes = file_result.nodes
@@ -316,7 +316,8 @@ def _print_detailed_table(self, results):
         """Print detailed table to the given output stream."""
         detailed_table = self._create_detailed_table(results)
 
-        # don't print an empty table if --omit-covered & all files have 100%
+        # don't print an empty table if --omit-covered & all files meet 
+        # --fail-under
         if len(detailed_table) < 3:
             return
 
@@ -349,7 +350,7 @@ def _create_summary_table(self, combined_results):
             filename = self._get_filename(file_result.filename)
             if (
                 self.config.omit_covered_files
-                and file_result.perc_covered == 100
+                and file_result.perc_covered >= self.config.fail_under
             ):
                 continue
             perc_covered = "{:.0f}%".format(file_result.perc_covered)
@@ -436,7 +437,7 @@ def _get_header_base(self):
         return base + "/"
 
     def _print_omitted_file_count(self, results):
-        """Print # of files omitted due to 100% coverage and --omit-covered.
+        """Print # of files omitted due to --fail-under and --omit-covered.
 
         :param InterrogateResults results: results of docstring coverage
             interrogation.
@@ -445,7 +446,7 @@ def _print_omitted_file_count(self, results):
             return
 
         omitted_files = [
-            r for r in results.file_results if r.perc_covered == 100
+            r for r in results.file_results if r.perc_covered >= self.config.fail_under
         ]
         omitted_file_count = len(omitted_files)
         if omitted_file_count == 0:
@@ -455,7 +456,7 @@ def _print_omitted_file_count(self, results):
         files_humanized = "files" if total_files_scanned > 1 else "file"
         files_skipped = (
             f"({omitted_file_count} of {total_files_scanned} {files_humanized} "
-            "omitted due to complete coverage)"
+            "omitted due to met coverage)"
         )
         to_print = tabulate.tabulate(
             [self.output_formatter.TABLE_SEPARATOR, [files_skipped]],