diff --git a/docs/fernet.rst b/docs/fernet.rst
index a47ae2e..4e618f5 100644
--- a/docs/fernet.rst
+++ b/docs/fernet.rst
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@
         :param bytes plaintext: The message you would like to encrypt.
         :returns bytes: A secure message which cannot be read or altered
                         without the key. It is URL-safe base64-encoded. This is
-                        refered to as a "Fernet token". Note that this *does*
-                        contain the current time when it was generated in
-                        plaintext, the time a message was created will
-                        therefore be visible to a possible attacker.
+                        refered to as a "Fernet token". Note that this contains
+                        the current time when it was generated in *plaintext*,
+                        the time a message was created will therefore be
+                        visible to a possible attacker.
 
     .. method:: decrypt(token, ttl=None)