diff --git a/heat/api/openstack/v1/events.py b/heat/api/openstack/v1/events.py
index 8e00758183..260b414280 100644
--- a/heat/api/openstack/v1/events.py
+++ b/heat/api/openstack/v1/events.py
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class EventController(object):
     @util.identified_stack
     def index(self, req, identity, resource_name=None):
         """
-        Lists summary information for all resources
+        Lists summary information for all events
         """
 
         if resource_name is None:
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class EventController(object):
     @util.identified_stack
     def show(self, req, identity, resource_name, event_id):
         """
-        Gets detailed information for a stack
+        Gets detailed information for an event
         """
 
         def event_match(ev):
diff --git a/heat/api/openstack/v1/resources.py b/heat/api/openstack/v1/resources.py
index 504324b6df..1d98cd76f9 100644
--- a/heat/api/openstack/v1/resources.py
+++ b/heat/api/openstack/v1/resources.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class ResourceController(object):
     @util.identified_stack
     def show(self, req, identity, resource_name):
         """
-        Gets detailed information for a stack
+        Gets detailed information for a resource
         """
 
         res = self.engine.describe_stack_resource(req.context,
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ class ResourceController(object):
     @util.identified_stack
     def metadata(self, req, identity, resource_name):
         """
-        Gets detailed information for a stack
+        Gets metadata information for a resource
         """
 
         res = self.engine.describe_stack_resource(req.context,