diff --git a/AUTHORS.md b/AUTHORS.md
index 6ff840e070..f2ce958c10 100644
--- a/AUTHORS.md
+++ b/AUTHORS.md
@@ -58,5 +58,6 @@ Contributors to LibreNMS:
 - Mark Nagel <mnagel@willingminds.com> (ciscoqid)
 - Sławomir Paszkiewicz <paszczus@pld-linux.org> (paszczus)
 - Frederik Mogensen <frederik@server-1.dk> (mogensen)
+- Matthew Scully <matt@mattz0r.me.uk (mattz0r)
 
 [1]: http://observium.org/ "Observium web site"
diff --git a/doc/Extensions/Alerting.md b/doc/Extensions/Alerting.md
index bd0b1a7860..fe4e51dabe 100644
--- a/doc/Extensions/Alerting.md
+++ b/doc/Extensions/Alerting.md
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ __Conditions__ can be any of:
 __Values__ can be Entities or any single-quoted data.  
 __Glues__ can be either `&&` for `AND` or `||` for `OR`.
 
-__Note__: The difference between `Equals` and `Matches` (and it's negation) is that `Equals` does a strict comparison and `Matches` allows the usage of RegExp.  
+__Note__: The difference between `Equals` and `Matches` (and its negation) is that `Equals` does a strict comparison and `Matches` allows the usage of RegExp.  
 Arithmetics are allowed as well.
 
 ## <a name="rules-examples">Examples</a>
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ To include users that have `Global-Read` or `Administrator` permissions it is re
 ~
 ```php
 $config['alert']['globals'] = true; //Include Global-Read into alert-contacts
-$config['alert']['admins']  = true; //Include Adminstrators into alert-contacts
+$config['alert']['admins']  = true; //Include Administrators into alert-contacts
 ```
 ~~
 
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ $config['alert']['transports']['pushbullet'] = 'MYFANCYACCESSTOKEN';
 
 # <a name="entities">Entities
 
-Entities as described earlier are based on the table and column names within the database, if you are ensure of what the entity is you want then have a browse around inside MySQL using `show tables` and `desc <tablename>`.
+Entities as described earlier are based on the table and column names within the database, if you are unsure of what the entity is you want then have a browse around inside MySQL using `show tables` and `desc <tablename>`.
 
 ## <a name="entity-devices">Devices</a>