diff --git a/docs/config.rst b/docs/config.rst
index 29c63c1b..b42bbd67 100644
--- a/docs/config.rst
+++ b/docs/config.rst
@@ -114,11 +114,11 @@ Core configuration values
 
 .. confval:: proxy/username
 
-    Username for the proxy server, if required.
+    Username for the proxy server, if needed.
 
 .. confval:: proxy/password
 
-    Password for the proxy server, if required.
+    Password for the proxy server, if needed.
 
 .. _the Python logging docs: