diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/docs_error.yaml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/docs_error.yaml
index f16b24ec..dc6bf9cc 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/docs_error.yaml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/docs_error.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ body:
   - type: textarea
     attributes:
       label: Description of the issue
-      description: Description of what issue you have discovered. Please include as to why you think the issue is an issue.
+      description: Describe what you discovered and explain why it is an issue.
     validations:
       required: true
   - type: textarea
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ body:
   - type: textarea
     attributes:
       label: Expected content
-      description: What do you think the specification should say instead?
+      description: What should the specification say instead?
     validations:
       required: false
   - type: input