diff --git a/docs/configuration-config-file.md b/docs/configuration-config-file.md
index 3dfb23355..39c5c2045 100644
--- a/docs/configuration-config-file.md
+++ b/docs/configuration-config-file.md
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ these are rarely used for various reasons.
 | `allowAnonymous` | `true` or `false` | Set to allow anonymous usage (default is `true`). |
 | `allowAnonymousEdits` | `true` or `false` | If `allowAnonymous` is `true`: allow users to select `freely` permission, allowing guests to edit existing notes (default is `false`). |
 | `allowFreeURL` | `true` or `false` | Set to allow new note creation by accessing a nonexistent note URL. This is the behavior familiar from [Etherpad](https://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite). |
-| `defaultPermission` | `freely`, `editable`, `limited`, `locked`, `protected` or `private` | Set notes default permission (only applied on signed users). |
+| `defaultPermission` | `freely`, `editable`, `limited`, `locked`, `protected` or `private` | Set notes default permission (only applied on signed-in users). |
 | `sessionName` | `connect.sid` | Cookie session name. |
 | `sessionLife` | `14 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000` (14 days) | Cookie session life time in milliseconds. |
 | `sessionSecret` | `secret` | Cookie session secret. If none is set, one will randomly generated on each startup, meaning all your users will be logged out. |
diff --git a/docs/configuration-env-vars.md b/docs/configuration-env-vars.md
index 2c4577556..1f44083ed 100644
--- a/docs/configuration-env-vars.md
+++ b/docs/configuration-env-vars.md
@@ -76,10 +76,10 @@ defaultNotePath can't be set from env-vars
 
 | variable | example value | description |
 | -------- | ------------- | ----------- |
-| `CMD_ALLOW_ANONYMOUS` | `true` or `false` | set to allow anonymous usage (default is `true`) |
-| `CMD_ALLOW_ANONYMOUS_EDITS` | `true` or `false` | if `allowAnonymous` is `true`, allow users to select `freely` permission, allowing guests to edit existing notes (default is `false`) |
-| `CMD_ALLOW_FREEURL` | `true` or `false` | set to allow new note creation by accessing a nonexistent note URL |
-| `CMD_DEFAULT_PERMISSION` | `freely`, `editable`, `limited`, `locked` or `private` | set notes default permission (only applied on signed users) |
+| `CMD_ALLOW_ANONYMOUS` | `true` or `false` | Set to allow anonymous usage (default is `true`). |
+| `CMD_ALLOW_ANONYMOUS_EDITS` | `true` or `false` | If `allowAnonymous` is `true`: allow users to select `freely` permission, allowing guests to edit existing notes (default is `false`). |
+| `CMD_ALLOW_FREEURL` | `true` or `false` | Set to allow new note creation by accessing a nonexistent note URL. This is the behavior familiar from [Etherpad](https://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite). |
+| `CMD_DEFAULT_PERMISSION` | `freely`, `editable`, `limited`, `locked`, `protected` or `private` | Set notes default permission (only applied on signed-in users). |
 | `CMD_SESSION_LIFE` | `1209600000` (14 days) | Cookie session life time in milliseconds. |
 | `CMD_SESSION_SECRET` | no example | Secret used to sign the session cookie. If none is set, one will randomly generated on each startup, meaning all your users will be logged out. |