diff --git a/kdc/hpropd.8 b/kdc/hpropd.8
index 93960872c..034dc875c 100644
--- a/kdc/hpropd.8
+++ b/kdc/hpropd.8
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 .Op Fl 4 | Fl -v4dump
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 .Nm
-receives databases sent by
+receives a database sent by
 .Nm hprop .
 and writes it as a local database.
 .Pp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ print dump to stdout
 .Fl i ,
 .Fl -no-inetd
 .Xc
-Not started from inetd
+not started from inetd
 .It Xo
 .Fl k Ar keytab ,
 .Fl -keytab= Ns Ar keytab