diff --git a/etc/heat/heat.conf.sample b/etc/heat/heat.conf.sample
index d3fc5808e..3533d7390 100644
--- a/etc/heat/heat.conf.sample
+++ b/etc/heat/heat.conf.sample
@@ -384,15 +384,15 @@
 # Options defined in heat.engine.notification
 #
 
-# Default notification level for outgoing notifications
+# Default notification level for outgoing notifications.
 # (string value)
 #default_notification_level=INFO
 
-# Default publisher_id for outgoing notifications (string
+# Default publisher_id for outgoing notifications. (string
 # value)
 #default_publisher_id=<None>
 
-# List of drivers to send notifications (DEPRECATED) (multi
+# List of drivers to send notifications (DEPRECATED). (multi
 # valued)
 #list_notifier_drivers=<None>
 
diff --git a/heat/engine/notification/__init__.py b/heat/engine/notification/__init__.py
index 22f95ef1c..a8fcf96ed 100644
--- a/heat/engine/notification/__init__.py
+++ b/heat/engine/notification/__init__.py
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ ERROR = 'ERROR'
 notifier_opts = [
     cfg.StrOpt('default_notification_level',
                default=INFO,
-               help='Default notification level for outgoing notifications'),
+               help='Default notification level for outgoing notifications.'),
     cfg.StrOpt('default_publisher_id',
-               help='Default publisher_id for outgoing notifications'),
+               help='Default publisher_id for outgoing notifications.'),
     cfg.MultiStrOpt('list_notifier_drivers',
-                    help='List of drivers to send notifications (DEPRECATED)')
+                    help='List of drivers to send notifications (DEPRECATED).')
 ]
 CONF = cfg.CONF
 CONF.register_opts(notifier_opts)