diff --git a/doc/rofi-script.5 b/doc/rofi-script.5
index 8f20b9c6..c434f0af 100644
--- a/doc/rofi-script.5
+++ b/doc/rofi-script.5
@@ -152,8 +152,8 @@ a widget.
 
 .PP
 The \fBtheme\fP property cannot change the interface while running, it is only
-usable for small changes in for example background colors of widgets like the
-row color of the listview.
+usable for small changes in, for example background color, of widgets that get
+updated during display like the row color of the listview.
 
 .SH Parsing row options
 .PP
diff --git a/doc/rofi-script.5.markdown b/doc/rofi-script.5.markdown
index 963b1855..46391fa4 100644
--- a/doc/rofi-script.5.markdown
+++ b/doc/rofi-script.5.markdown
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ The following extra options exists:
     a widget.
 
 The **theme** property cannot change the interface while running, it is only
-usable for small changes in for example background colors of widgets like the
-row color of the listview.
+usable for small changes in, for example background color, of widgets that get
+updated during display like the row color of the listview.
 
 ## Parsing row options