diff --git a/clp_ffi_py/wildcard_query.py b/clp_ffi_py/wildcard_query.py
index 13eb3d4d..64c34772 100644
--- a/clp_ffi_py/wildcard_query.py
+++ b/clp_ffi_py/wildcard_query.py
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ def case_sensitive(self) -> bool:
 class SubstringWildcardQuery(WildcardQuery):
     """
     A wildcard query that can match a substring in a log event's message, in
-    contrast with :class:`FullStringWildcardQuery` where the needs to match the
-    entire message.
+    contrast with :class:`FullStringWildcardQuery` where the query needs to
+    match the entire message.
 
     This class is derived from :class:`WildcardQuery` by adding both a prefix
     and a postfix wildcard ("*") to the input wildcard string.
diff --git a/docs/src/api/clp_ffi_py.ir.query_builder.rst b/docs/src/api/clp_ffi_py.ir.query_builder.rst
index 999be5d6..85ab2632 100644
--- a/docs/src/api/clp_ffi_py.ir.query_builder.rst
+++ b/docs/src/api/clp_ffi_py.ir.query_builder.rst
@@ -29,9 +29,10 @@ clp\_ffi\_py.ir.query\_builder module
             query list.
 
             .. deprecated:: 0.0.12
-                Instead, use :meth:`add_wildcard_query` with either a
+                Use :meth:`add_wildcard_query` with either a
                 :class:`~clp_ffi_py.wildcard_query.FullStringWildcardQuery` or
-                :class:`~clp_ffi_py.wildcard_query.SubstringWildcardQuery`.
+                :class:`~clp_ffi_py.wildcard_query.SubstringWildcardQuery`
+                instead.
 
             :param str wildcard_query: The wildcard query string to add.
             :param bool case_sensitive: Whether to perform case-sensitive matching.