diff --git a/docs/CONFIGURATION.md b/docs/CONFIGURATION.md
index 75aa1503b..55ab3498e 100644
--- a/docs/CONFIGURATION.md
+++ b/docs/CONFIGURATION.md
@@ -124,12 +124,12 @@ The agent table configures Telegraf and the defaults used across all plugins.
 
 - **flush_interval**:
   Default flushing [interval][] for all outputs. Maximum flush_interval will be
-  flush_interval + flush_jitter
+  flush_interval + flush_jitter.
 
 - **flush_jitter**:
   Jitter the flush [interval][] by a random amount. This is primarily to avoid
   large write spikes for users running a large number of telegraf instances.
-  ie, a jitter of 5s and interval 10s means flushes will happen every 10-15s
+  ie, a jitter of 5s and interval 10s means flushes will happen every 10-15s.
 
 - **precision**:
   Collected metrics are rounded to the precision specified as an [interval][].