diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config/chapter.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config/chapter.sgml
index 630920e9d0..4c444e3deb 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config/chapter.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config/chapter.sgml
@@ -477,9 +477,9 @@ HOME=/var/log
 	  settings, as with this example where it is used for the <envar>SHELL</envar>,
 	  <envar>PATH</envar>, and <envar>HOME</envar> options.  If the shell line is
 	  omitted, <command>cron</command> will use the default, which is
-	  <command>sh</command>.  If the <option>PATH</option> variable is
+	  <command>sh</command>.  If the <envar>PATH</envar> variable is
 	  omitted, no default will be used and file locations will need to
-	  be absolute.  If <option>HOME</option> is omitted, <command>cron</command>
+	  be absolute.  If <envar>HOME</envar> is omitted, <command>cron</command>
 	  will use the invoking users home directory.</para>
       </callout>