diff --git a/docs/configuration/map_filter_syntax.rst b/docs/configuration/map_filter_syntax.rst
index a7bd50b..8e74e4d 100644
--- a/docs/configuration/map_filter_syntax.rst
+++ b/docs/configuration/map_filter_syntax.rst
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ The following rules determine which result is chosen for a given filesystem path
 * More specific path patterns win over less specific ones
 * Non-wildcard patterns (full path patterns) win over *subtree wildcards* (`<` at end of pattern)
 
-The **subtree wildcard** ``<`` means "*the dataset left of ``<`` and all its children*".
+The **subtree wildcard** ``<`` means "the dataset left of ``<`` and all its children".
 
 Example
 ~~~~~~~
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Per pattern, either a target filesystem path or ``"!"`` is specified as a result
 * If the pattern is a non-wildcard pattern, the source path is mapped to the target path on the right.
 * If the pattern ends with a *subtree wildcard* (``<``), the source path is **prefix-trimmed** with the path specified left of ``<``.
 
-  * Note: this means that only for *wildcard-only* patterns (pattern=``<`` ) is the source path simply appended to the target path.
+  * Note: this means that only for *wildcard-only* patterns (pattern= ``<`` ) is the source path simply appended to the target path.
 
 The example is from the :sampleconf:`localbackup/host1.yml` example config.
 
diff --git a/docs/tutorial.rst b/docs/tutorial.rst
index 5b32679..d1c81ca 100644
--- a/docs/tutorial.rst
+++ b/docs/tutorial.rst
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ We define a **pull job** named ``pull_app-srv`` in the |mainconfig|: ::
 The ``connect`` section instructs the zrepl daemon to use the ``stdinserver`` transport:
 ``backup-srv`` will connect to the specified SSH server and expect ``zrepl stdinserver CLIENT_IDENTITY`` instead of the shell on the other side.
 
-It uses the private key specified at ``connect.identity_file`` which we still need to create:::
+It uses the private key specified at ``connect.identity_file`` which we still need to create: ::
 
     cd /etc/zrepl
     mkdir -p ssh
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ Learn more about :ref:`transport-ssh+stdinserver` transport and the :ref:`pull j
 Configure ``app-srv``
 ---------------------
 
-We define a corresponding **source job** named ``pull_backup`` in the |mainconfig|:::
+We define a corresponding **source job** named ``pull_backup`` in the |mainconfig|: ::
 
     jobs:
     - name: pull_backup