diff --git a/doc/manual/nix-store.xml b/doc/manual/nix-store.xml
index 8c6bcfe373..7758d04eac 100644
--- a/doc/manual/nix-store.xml
+++ b/doc/manual/nix-store.xml
@@ -259,13 +259,13 @@
             </para>
             <screen>
 nix-store --realise /nix/store/bla.store
-x=`nix-store --query --normalise /nix/store/bla.store
+x=`nix-store --query --normalise /nix/store/bla.store`
 <emphasis>(do something with the path $x</emphasis></screen>
             <para>
               which using this flag can be written as
             </para>
             <screen>
-x=`nix-store --query --normalise --force-realise /nix/store/bla.store
+x=`nix-store --query --normalise --force-realise /nix/store/bla.store`
 <emphasis>(do something with the path $x</emphasis></screen>
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
diff --git a/doc/manual/quick-start.xml b/doc/manual/quick-start.xml
index f4deb0bbbf..ec49dfb279 100644
--- a/doc/manual/quick-start.xml
+++ b/doc/manual/quick-start.xml
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ $ nix-env -e hello</screen>
         by downloading and unpacking the new release and doing:
 
         <screen>
-$ nix-env -uBf nixpkgs-<replaceable>version</replaceable> '*'</screen>
+$ nix-env -uBf nixpkgs-<replaceable>version</replaceable>/ '*'</screen>
 
       </para>
     </listitem>