diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.ntp/src/main/resources/OH-INF/i18n/ntp.properties b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.ntp/src/main/resources/OH-INF/i18n/ntp.properties
index 4446e2c4e..c68fc88a3 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.ntp/src/main/resources/OH-INF/i18n/ntp.properties
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.ntp/src/main/resources/OH-INF/i18n/ntp.properties
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 # binding
+
 binding.ntp.name = NTP Binding
 binding.ntp.description = The NTP Binding polls the configured timeserver and post the current date and time.
 
 # thing types
+
 thing-type.ntp.ntp.label = NTP Server
 thing-type.ntp.ntp.description = An NTP server that provides current date and time
 
-# thing type configuration
+# thing types config
+
 thing-type.config.ntp.ntp.hostname.label = Hostname
 thing-type.config.ntp.ntp.hostname.description = The NTP server hostname.
 thing-type.config.ntp.ntp.refreshInterval.label = Refresh Interval
@@ -19,18 +22,22 @@ thing-type.config.ntp.ntp.timeZone.label = Timezone
 thing-type.config.ntp.ntp.timeZone.description = The configured timezone.
 
 # channel types
+
 channel-type.ntp.dateTime-channel.label = Date
 channel-type.ntp.dateTime-channel.description = NTP refreshed date and time.
 channel-type.ntp.string-channel.label = Date
 channel-type.ntp.string-channel.description = NTP refreshed date and time.
 
-# channel type configuration
+# channel types config
+
 channel-type.config.ntp.string-channel.DateTimeFormat.label = Date Time Format
 channel-type.config.ntp.string-channel.DateTimeFormat.description = Formattting of the date and time.
 
-# Thing status descriptions
+# thing status descriptions
+
 offline.comm-error-unknown-host = The timeserver hostname {0} is unknown -> returning current sytem time instead.
 offline.comm-error-connection = The network connection to the timeserver {0} cannot be established -> returning current sytem time instead.
 
-# Discovery result
+# discovery result
+
 discovery.ntp.ntp.local.label = Local Time
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.ntp/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.ntp/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml
index e58662a33..099954b43 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.ntp/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.ntp/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml
@@ -45,20 +45,20 @@
 	<channel-type id="dateTime-channel">
 		<item-type>DateTime</item-type>
 		<label>Date</label>
-		<description>NTP refreshed date &amp; time</description>
+		<description>NTP refreshed date and time.</description>
 		<category>Time</category>
 		<state readOnly="true"/>
 	</channel-type>
 	<channel-type id="string-channel">
 		<item-type>String</item-type>
 		<label>Date</label>
-		<description>NTP refreshed date &amp; time</description>
+		<description>NTP refreshed date and time.</description>
 		<category>Time</category>
 		<state readOnly="true"/>
 		<config-description>
 			<parameter name="DateTimeFormat" type="text" required="false">
 				<label>Date Time Format</label>
-				<description>Formattting of the date &amp; time.</description>
+				<description>Formattting of the date and time.</description>
 				<default>yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss z</default>
 			</parameter>
 		</config-description>