diff --git a/doc/bird.sgml b/doc/bird.sgml
index 239e65b3..4d5bfd5f 100644
--- a/doc/bird.sgml
+++ b/doc/bird.sgml
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ for each neighbor using the following configuration parameters:
 	it usually uses its router id as a cluster id, but when there are more route
 	reflectors in a cluster, these need to be configured (using this option) to
 	use a common cluster id. Clients in a cluster need not known their cluster
-	id and this option is not allowed to them  Default: a same as router id.
+	id and this option is not allowed to them. Default: a same as router id.
 
 	<tag>rs client</tag> Be a route server and treat the neighbor
 	as a route server client. A route server is used as a
@@ -891,7 +891,7 @@ protocol bgp {
 			bgp_community.add((65000,5678));
 			# Artificially increase path length
 			# by advertising local AS number twice
-			if bgp_path ~ | 65000 | then	  
+			if bgp_path ~ [= 65000 =] then	  
 				bgp_path.prepend(65000);  
 			accept;
 		}