diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/bootstrap/ClientBootstrap.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/bootstrap/ClientBootstrap.java
index 76506c841d..636c7ec5e7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/bootstrap/ClientBootstrap.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/bootstrap/ClientBootstrap.java
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ public class ClientBootstrap extends Bootstrap {
 
     /**
      * Creates a new instance with no {@link ChannelFactory} set.
-     * {@link #setFactory(ChannelFactory)} must be called at once before any
-     * I/O operation is requested.
+     * {@link #setFactory(ChannelFactory)} must be called before any I/O
+     * operation is requested.
      */
     public ClientBootstrap() {
         super();
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/bootstrap/ServerBootstrap.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/bootstrap/ServerBootstrap.java
index 314ac838f2..72abec2ab0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/bootstrap/ServerBootstrap.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/bootstrap/ServerBootstrap.java
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ public class ServerBootstrap extends Bootstrap {
 
     /**
      * Creates a new instance with no {@link ChannelFactory} set.
-     * {@link #setFactory(ChannelFactory)} must be called at once before any
-     * I/O operation is requested.
+     * {@link #setFactory(ChannelFactory)} must be called before any I/O
+     * operation is requested.
      */
     public ServerBootstrap() {
         super();