diff --git a/kivy/app.py b/kivy/app.py
index 0e215344d..512173189 100644
--- a/kivy/app.py
+++ b/kivy/app.py
@@ -474,10 +474,9 @@ class App(EventDispatcher):
         #: Options passed to the __init__ of the App
         self.options = kwargs
 
-        #: Instance to the :class:`~kivy.config.ConfigParser` of the
-        #: application
-        #: configuration. Can be used to query some config token in the
-        #: build()
+        #: Returns an instance of the :class:`~kivy.config.ConfigParser` for
+        #: the application configuration. You can use this to query some config
+        #: tokens in the :meth:`build` method.
         self.config = None
 
         #: The *root* widget returned by the :meth:`build` method or by the
@@ -485,7 +484,7 @@ class App(EventDispatcher):
         self.root = None
 
     def build(self):
-        '''Initializes the application; will be called only once.
+        '''Initializes the application; it will be called only once.
         If this method returns a widget (tree), it will be used as the root
         widget and added to the window.