diff --git a/python/cudf_polars/cudf_polars/experimental/benchmarks/utils_new_frontends.py b/python/cudf_polars/cudf_polars/experimental/benchmarks/utils_new_frontends.py
index 74386993737..2330406e917 100644
--- a/python/cudf_polars/cudf_polars/experimental/benchmarks/utils_new_frontends.py
+++ b/python/cudf_polars/cudf_polars/experimental/benchmarks/utils_new_frontends.py
@@ -1752,15 +1752,15 @@ def build_parser(num_queries: int = 22) -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
     )
     parser.add_argument(
         "--max-io-threads",
-        default=2,
+        default=4,
         type=int,
-        help="Maximum number of IO threads for rapidsmpf runtime.",
+        help="Sets cudf_polars.utils.config.StreamingExecutor.max_io_threads.",
     )
     parser.add_argument(
         "--native-parquet",
         action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction,
-        default=True,
-        help="Use C++ read_parquet nodes.",
+        default=False,
+        help="Sets cudf_polars.utils.config.ParquetOptions.use_rapidsmpf_native.",
     )
     parser.add_argument(
         "-o",
diff --git a/python/cudf_polars/cudf_polars/experimental/rapidsmpf/frontend/options.py b/python/cudf_polars/cudf_polars/experimental/rapidsmpf/frontend/options.py
index c7650bff513..eeff05031ae 100644
--- a/python/cudf_polars/cudf_polars/experimental/rapidsmpf/frontend/options.py
+++ b/python/cudf_polars/cudf_polars/experimental/rapidsmpf/frontend/options.py
@@ -642,8 +642,8 @@ def _add_cli_args(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
             type=int,
             help=textwrap.dedent("""\
                 Max workers for the Python ThreadPoolExecutor inside RapidsMPF.
-                Env: CUDF_POLARS__NUM_PY_EXECUTORS.
-                Built-in default: 1."""),
+                Env: CUDF_POLARS__EXECUTOR__NUM_PY_EXECUTORS.
+                Built-in default: 8."""),
         )
         g.add_argument(
             "--raise-on-fail",