diff --git a/core/core-dotspacemacs.el b/core/core-dotspacemacs.el
index bef0b168c..2d1f0c72f 100644
--- a/core/core-dotspacemacs.el
+++ b/core/core-dotspacemacs.el
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ pressing `<leader> m`")
                                     :weight normal
                                     :width normal
                                     :powerline-scale 1.1)
-  "Default font. The powerline-offset allows to quickly tweak the mode-line
+  "Default font. `powerline-scale' allows to quickly tweak the mode-line
 size to make separators look not too crappy.")
 
 (defvar dotspacemacs-command-key ":"
diff --git a/core/templates/.spacemacs.template b/core/templates/.spacemacs.template
index c76dffcee..3a8ad5a3c 100644
--- a/core/templates/.spacemacs.template
+++ b/core/templates/.spacemacs.template
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
                        leuven
                        monokai
                        zenburn)
- ;; Default font. The powerline-offset allows to quickly tweak the mode-line
+ ;; Default font. `powerline-scale' allows to quickly tweak the mode-line
  ;; size to make separators look not too crappy.
  dotspacemacs-default-font '("Source Code Pro"
                              :size 13