diff --git a/hledger/test/perf.test b/hledger/test/perf.test
index 12c6f3cdb..e1066d96e 100644
--- a/hledger/test/perf.test
+++ b/hledger/test/perf.test
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # * performance tests
 # This file is run after the other functional tests have completed,
 # so that they don't slow it down.
-
-# ** 1. Log performance stats to a persistent perf.log.
-# so that we can detect changes over time.
-# Ideally we would detect regressions and fail automatically,
+# Log performance data to a persistent perf.log, so that we can detect changes over time.
+# Ideally we will detect regressions and fail automatically,
 # but it's hard to ensure consistent machine performance.
+
+# ** 1. Log performance stats.
 $ hledger stats -1 -f ../../examples/10ktxns-1kaccts.journal >>../../perf.log
 
 # ** 2. Test that it hits at least 14k txns/s within a few runs.