diff --git a/common-tasks/software-update-dom0.md b/common-tasks/software-update-dom0.md
index bdb232ee..6bc63a4d 100644
--- a/common-tasks/software-update-dom0.md
+++ b/common-tasks/software-update-dom0.md
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ sudo qubes-dom0-update --enablerepo=qubes-dom0-security-testing
 sudo qubes-dom0-update --enablerepo=qubes-dom0-unstable
 ~~~
 
-To enable or disable any of these repos permanently, change the corresponding boolean in
+To enable or disable any of these repos permanently, change the corresponding `enabled` value to `1` in
 `/etc/yum.repos.d/qubes-dom0.repo`.
 
 ### Kernel Upgrade ###
diff --git a/common-tasks/software-update-vm.md b/common-tasks/software-update-vm.md
index cffba2f1..3028d89a 100644
--- a/common-tasks/software-update-vm.md
+++ b/common-tasks/software-update-vm.md
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=qubes-vm-*-security-testing
 sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=qubes-vm-*-unstable
 ~~~
 
-To enable or disable any of these repos permanently, change the corresponding boolean in `/etc/yum.repos.d/qubes-*.repo`.
+To enable or disable any of these repos permanently, change the corresponding `enabled` value to `1` in `/etc/yum.repos.d/qubes-*.repo`.
 
 ### Debian ###