diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 3c8a0b809..07e8b0d39 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -89,9 +89,7 @@ Initialize a new backup repository and create a backup archive::
     $ borg init /path/to/repo
     $ borg create /path/to/repo::Saturday1 ~/Documents
 
-Now doing another backup, just to show off the great deduplication:
-
-.. code-block::
+Now doing another backup, just to show off the great deduplication::
 
     $ borg create -v --stats /path/to/repo::Saturday2 ~/Documents
     -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/docs/changes.rst b/docs/changes.rst
index dad0149f9..4b13273fa 100644
--- a/docs/changes.rst
+++ b/docs/changes.rst
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ The best check that everything is ok is to run a dry-run extraction::
 
     borg extract -v --dry-run REPO::ARCHIVE
 
+.. _changelog:
 
 Changelog
 =========
diff --git a/docs/faq.rst b/docs/faq.rst
index a7fc74b17..ed4b6f76f 100644
--- a/docs/faq.rst
+++ b/docs/faq.rst
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ Here's a (incomplete) list of some major changes:
 * better logging, screen output, progress indication
 * tested on misc. Linux systems, 32 and 64bit, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, Mac OS X
 
-Please read the `ChangeLog`_ (or ``docs/changes.rst`` in the source distribution) for more
+Please read the :ref:`changelog` (or ``docs/changes.rst`` in the source distribution) for more
 information.
 
 Borg is not compatible with original attic (but there is a one-way conversion).
diff --git a/docs/usage.rst b/docs/usage.rst
index 21d9c9ccd..cb034394e 100644
--- a/docs/usage.rst
+++ b/docs/usage.rst
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Note: you may also prepend a ``file://`` to a filesystem path to get URL style.
 ``user@host:~other/path/to/repo`` - path relative to other's home directory
 
 Note: giving ``user@host:/./path/to/repo`` or ``user@host:/~/path/to/repo`` or
-``user@host:/~other/path/to/repo``is also supported, but not required here.
+``user@host:/~other/path/to/repo`` is also supported, but not required here.
 
 
 **Remote repositories with relative pathes, alternative syntax with port**:
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ Notes
 
 - the --exclude patterns are not like tar. In tar --exclude .bundler/gems will
   exclude foo/.bundler/gems. In borg it will not, you need to use --exclude
-  '*/.bundler/gems' to get the same effect. See ``borg help patterns`` for
+  '\*/.bundler/gems' to get the same effect. See ``borg help patterns`` for
   more information.