diff --git a/api/README b/api/README
index 0c9349255a..5b41bf18ad 100644
--- a/api/README
+++ b/api/README
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@ as we make any changes to them.
 The easiest way to use these API bindings is to base your tools off
 of the example tools under examples/ in this distribution.
 
-If you place your API key in `~/.humbugrc` the Python API bindings will
-automatically read it in. The format of the config file is as follows:
+If you place your API key in the config file `~/.humbugrc` the Python
+API bindings will automatically read it in. The format of the config
+file is as follows:
 
     [api]
     key=<api key from the web interface>
diff --git a/api/examples/humbugrc b/api/examples/humbugrc
index 5e2bd334c0..0636fe1b1e 100644
--- a/api/examples/humbugrc
+++ b/api/examples/humbugrc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-; put this file in ~/.humbugrc
+; Save this file as ~/.humbugrc
 [api]
 key=<api key from the web interface>
 email=<your email address>