diff --git a/bin/slaves.sh b/bin/slaves.sh
index aeb0c0f6be8e37b5b0aaf3e533eb8fd75eb3578b..c367c2fd8ed9ae152607e54eb51b162788521613 100755
--- a/bin/slaves.sh
+++ b/bin/slaves.sh
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ bin=`cd "$bin"; pwd`
 HOSTLIST=$SPARK_SLAVES
 
 # Check if --config is passed as an argument. It is an optional parameter.
-# Exit if the argument is a directory.
+# Exit if the argument is not a directory.
 if [ "$1" == "--config" ]
 then
   shift
diff --git a/bin/spark-daemon.sh b/bin/spark-daemon.sh
index 262ef173bebf4c3c7096b950efe6b72fdc67e75d..a0c0d44b58d9991f2d94ed16c41269baabe15900 100755
--- a/bin/spark-daemon.sh
+++ b/bin/spark-daemon.sh
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ bin=`cd "$bin"; pwd`
 # get arguments
 
 # Check if --config is passed as an argument. It is an optional parameter.
-# Exit if the argument is a directory.
+# Exit if the argument is not a directory.
 
 if [ "$1" == "--config" ]
 then