diff --git a/docs/starting_and_stopping_shorewall.xml b/docs/starting_and_stopping_shorewall.xml
index 7b83eaddf..8a7247a22 100644
--- a/docs/starting_and_stopping_shorewall.xml
+++ b/docs/starting_and_stopping_shorewall.xml
@@ -349,8 +349,8 @@
         you must set the OPTIONS shell variable in either
         <filename>/etc/default/shorewall</filename> or
         <filename>/etc/sysconfig/shorewall</filename> (if your distribution
-        provides neither of these files, you must create one or the other).
-        </para>
+        provides neither of these files, you must create one or the
+        other).</para>
       </listitem>
 
       <listitem>
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@
             <para>Increases the verbosity level (see VERBOSITY setting in
             <ulink
             url="manpages/shorewall.conf.htmlig">shorewall.conf</ulink>). May
-            be repeated (e.g., "-qq") with each instance increasing the
+            be repeated (e.g., "-vv") with each instance increasing the
             verbosity level by one.</para>
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>