diff --git a/topics/saml/java/general-config/sp-keys/keystore_element.adoc b/topics/saml/java/general-config/sp-keys/keystore_element.adoc
index b099c03d5f..f00f4ffd04 100644
--- a/topics/saml/java/general-config/sp-keys/keystore_element.adoc
+++ b/topics/saml/java/general-config/sp-keys/keystore_element.adoc
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ a `KeyStore` element.
 Here are the XML config attributes that are defined with the `KeyStore` element.
 
 file::
-  File path to the key store. _OPTIONAL._  The file or resource attribute must be set. 
+  File path to the key store. This option is _OPTIONAL_.  The file or resource attribute must be set. 
 
 resource::
   WAR resource path to the KeyStore.
-  This is a path used in method call to ServletContext.getResourceAsStream(). _OPTIONAL._  The file or resource attribute must be set. 
+  This is a path used in method call to ServletContext.getResourceAsStream(). This option is _OPTIONAL_.  The file or resource attribute must be set. 
 
 password::
   The password of the KeyStore. This option is _REQUIRED_.