diff --git a/datalad_next/runners/__init__.py b/datalad_next/runners/__init__.py
index 5ab8b7f11..69a2b88bd 100644
--- a/datalad_next/runners/__init__.py
+++ b/datalad_next/runners/__init__.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
    StdErrCapture
    StdOutErrCapture
 
-In addition ``datalad_next.runners```provides the following asynchronous
+In addition, ``datalad_next.runners`` provides the following asynchronous
 protocols:
 
 .. autosummary::
@@ -89,8 +89,7 @@
 -----------------
 The ``run``-context uses the class :class:`ThreadedRunner` to execute
 subprocesses. Additional information on the design of :class:`ThreadedRunner`
- is available from https://docs.datalad.org/design/threaded_runner.html
-
+is available from https://docs.datalad.org/design/threaded_runner.html
 """
 
 # protocols