diff --git a/docs/how-to/inspect-your-backups.md b/docs/how-to/inspect-your-backups.md
index bafcf9079..c8774a6d7 100644
--- a/docs/how-to/inspect-your-backups.md
+++ b/docs/how-to/inspect-your-backups.md
@@ -36,7 +36,11 @@ borgmatic --info
 ## Logging
 
 By default, borgmatic logs to a local syslog-compatible daemon if one is
-present. You can customize the log level used for syslog logging with the
+present. Where those logs show up depends on your particular system. If you're
+using systemd, try running `journalctl -xe`. Otherwise, try viewing
+`/var/log/syslog` or similiar.
+
+You can customize the log level used for syslog logging with the
 `--syslog-verbosity` flag, and this is independent from the console logging
 `--verbosity` flag described above. For instance, to disable syslog logging
 except for errors:
diff --git a/docs/how-to/set-up-backups.md b/docs/how-to/set-up-backups.md
index fd18b1c2c..bb368bcb0 100644
--- a/docs/how-to/set-up-backups.md
+++ b/docs/how-to/set-up-backups.md
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ This command's exit status (`$?` in Bash) is zero when configuration is valid
 and non-zero otherwise.
 
 Validating configuration can be useful if you generate your configuration
-files via configuration management, or you just want to double check that your
-hand edits are valid.
+files via configuration management, or you want to double check that your hand
+edits are valid.
 
 
 ## Initialization