diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 8e7abe94..5b36a997 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ nzbget-0.3.1:
     and relaunched for download (option "RetryOnCrcError"), it is useful if 
     multiple servers are available;
   - Improved error-check for downloaded articles (crc-check and check for
-    received message-id) decrease the number of broken files;
+    received message-id) decreases the number of broken files;
   - Extensions in curses-outputmode: added group-view-mode (key "G") to show
     items in download queue as groups, where one group represents all files 
     from the same nzb-file; the editing of queue works also in group-mode 
diff --git a/README b/README
index d991c50b..4bbbda97 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -311,8 +311,7 @@ mode, not to daemon mode).
 
 When the server is running it is possible to queue up downloads. This can be
 done either in terminal with "nzbget -A <nzb-file>" or by uploading
-a nzb-file into server's monitor-directory (<MAINDIR>/nzb by default, the
-directory must exist on server's start; otherwise it will not be monitored).
+a nzb-file into server's monitor-directory (<MAINDIR>/nzb by default).
 
 To check the status of server start client and connect it to server: