diff --git a/test/run_regression_tests.sh b/test/run_regression_tests.sh
index 9b2b66fe..cfebacda 100755
--- a/test/run_regression_tests.sh
+++ b/test/run_regression_tests.sh
@@ -107,11 +107,15 @@ OPT_ONLY_PREPARE="false"
 OPT_VERBOSE="false"
 OPT_BUILD_DIR="$(dirname "$SCRIPTDIR")/build"
 OPT_BRANCH="none"
-while getopts ':p :v :b: :d:' 'OPTKEY'; do
+while getopts ':p :h :v :b: :d:' 'OPTKEY'; do
     case ${OPTKEY} in
         'p')
             OPT_ONLY_PREPARE="true"
             ;;
+        'h')
+            /bin/bash usage
+            exit 0
+            ;;
         'v')
             OPT_VERBOSE="true"
             ;;
@@ -122,15 +126,18 @@ while getopts ':p :v :b: :d:' 'OPTKEY'; do
             OPT_BRANCH=${OPTARG}
             ;;
         '?')
-            echo "Invalid option -- ${OPTARG}" >&2
+            echo "Invalid option: ${OPTARG}." >&2
+            /bin/bash usage
             exit 1
             ;;
         ':')
-            echo "Missing argument for option -- ${OPTARG}" >&2
+            echo "Missing argument for option: ${OPTARG}." >&2
+            /bin/bash usage
             exit 1
             ;;
         *)
-            echo "Unimplemented option -- ${OPTKEY}" >&2
+            echo "Unimplemented option: ${OPTKEY}." >&2
+            /bin/bash usage
             exit 1
             ;;
         esac
@@ -140,7 +147,7 @@ TRACE_DIR=$OPT_BUILD_DIR/test
 
 if ${OPT_VERBOSE}; then
     echo "Build directory = $OPT_BUILD_DIR"
-    echo "Trace directory = $TRACE_DIR (creating...)"
+    echo "Trace directory = $TRACE_DIR"
     echo "Custom branch   = $OPT_BRANCH"
 fi
 
diff --git a/test/usage b/test/usage
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..9a97def0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/usage
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2020 The Falco Authors.
+#
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+cat <<EOF
+Hello, this is Falco integration tests runner.
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+    bash run_regression_tests.sh [-h] [-v] [-p] [-d=<build directory>] [-b=<custom branch>]
+
+DESCRIPTION
+
+    -h                      Display usage instructions
+    -v                      Verbose output
+    -p                      Prepare the falco_traces integration test suite
+    -b=CUSTOM_BRANCH        Specify a custom branch for downloading falco_traces fixtures (defaults to "none")
+    -d=BUILD_DIRECTORY      Specify the build directory where Falco has been built (defaults to $SCRIPTDIR/../build)
+EOF