diff --git a/docs/configuration_file_basics.xml b/docs/configuration_file_basics.xml
index a74dd74bd..0a0b4bb03 100644
--- a/docs/configuration_file_basics.xml
+++ b/docs/configuration_file_basics.xml
@@ -380,8 +380,8 @@ smtp,www,pop3,imap  #Services running on the firewall</programlisting>
     directive consists of the word INCLUDE followed by a path name and causes
     the contents of the named file to be logically included into the file
     containing the INCLUDE. Relative path names given in an INCLUDE directive
-    are assumed to reside in /etc/shorewall or in an alternate configuration
-    directory if one has been specified for the command.</para>
+    are resolved using the current CONFIG_PATH setting (see <ulink
+    url="manpages/shorewall.conf.html">shorewall.conf</ulink>(5)).</para>
 
     <para>INCLUDE's may be nested to a level of 3 -- further nested INCLUDE
     directives are ignored with a warning message.</para>
diff --git a/manpages/shorewall.conf.xml b/manpages/shorewall.conf.xml
index b2d625e17..601fedc4c 100644
--- a/manpages/shorewall.conf.xml
+++ b/manpages/shorewall.conf.xml
@@ -370,8 +370,9 @@
 
           <itemizedlist>
             <listitem>
-              <para>If the command is "try" or if "-c &lt;configuration
-              directory&gt;" was specified in the command then the directory
+              <para>If the command is "try" or a "&lt;configuration
+              directory&gt;" was specified in the command (e.g.,
+              <command>shorewall check ./gateway</command>) then the directory
               given in the command is searched first.</para>
             </listitem>