diff --git a/doc/event-notifications.sgml b/doc/event-notifications.sgml
index d3e841ba..fe81710a 100644
--- a/doc/event-notifications.sgml
+++ b/doc/event-notifications.sgml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
    <term><option>%p</option></term>
    <listitem>
     <para>
-     node ID of the demoted standby (<xref linkend="repmgr-standby-switchover"> only)
+     node ID of the demoted primary (<xref linkend="repmgr-standby-switchover"> only)
     </para>
    </listitem>
   </varlistentry>
diff --git a/doc/repmgr-standby-switchover.sgml b/doc/repmgr-standby-switchover.sgml
index 25ee61b7..acb8e0d6 100644
--- a/doc/repmgr-standby-switchover.sgml
+++ b/doc/repmgr-standby-switchover.sgml
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
     <para>
       If using an event notification script, <literal>standby_switchover</literal>
       will populate the placeholder parameter <literal>%p</literal> with the node ID of
-      the former standby.
+      the former primary.
     </para>
   </refsect1>