diff --git a/hledger-lib/hledger_journal.m4.md b/hledger-lib/hledger_journal.m4.md
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@@ -858,6 +858,9 @@ before generating reports). hledger's account aliases can be useful for:
 - experimenting with new account organisations, like a new hierarchy or combining two accounts into one
 - customising reports
 
+Account aliases also affect [account directives](#declaring-accounts).
+They do not affect account names being entered via hledger add or hledger-web.
+
 See also [Cookbook: Rewrite account names](https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/wiki/Rewrite-account-names).
 
 #### Basic aliases
@@ -928,9 +931,6 @@ You can clear (forget) all currently defined aliases with the `end aliases` dire
 end aliases
 ```
 
-Account aliases also affect [account directives](#declaring-accounts).
-They do not affect account names being entered via hledger add or hledger-web.
-
 ### Default parent account
 
 You can specify a parent account which will be prepended to all accounts