diff --git a/reference/xmlreader/xmlreader/getattribute.xml b/reference/xmlreader/xmlreader/getattribute.xml
index ca1599a2ab..597f119fe6 100644
--- a/reference/xmlreader/xmlreader/getattribute.xml
+++ b/reference/xmlreader/xmlreader/getattribute.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
    <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>name</parameter></methodparam>
   </methodsynopsis>
   <para>
-   Returns the value of a named attribute or an empty string if 
+   Returns the value of a named attribute or &null; if the
    attribute does not exist or not positioned on an element node.
   </para>
  </refsect1>
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
  <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
   &reftitle.returnvalues;
   <para>
-   The value of the attribute, or &null; if no attribute with the
-   given <parameter>name</parameter> is found or not positioned of element.
+   The value of the attribute, or &null; if no attribute with the given
+   <parameter>name</parameter> is found or not positioned on an element node.
   </para>
  </refsect1>