diff --git a/doc/git.mdwn b/doc/git.mdwn
index cdaf3d4e2..afe6ed7a8 100644
--- a/doc/git.mdwn
+++ b/doc/git.mdwn
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-Ikiwiki is developed in a git repository and can be checked out 
-like this:
+Ikiwiki, and this documentation wiki, are developed in a git repository and
+can be checked out like this:
 
 [[!template id=note text="""
 You can push changes back to ikiwiki's git repository over the `git://`
-transport, to update the wiki, if you'd like, instead of editing it on the
+transport, to update this wiki, if you'd like, instead of editing it on the
 web. Changes that could not be made via the web will be automatically
 rejected.
 """]]