diff --git a/client/fwknop.8.in b/client/fwknop.8.in
index 56174df3..007dedcf 100644
--- a/client/fwknop.8.in
+++ b/client/fwknop.8.in
@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@ With the access request arguments and encryption and HMAC keys generated and sav
     KEY_BASE64                  HvUtIOramehLGKimD4ECXOzinaH4h3U8H1WXum7b54Q=
     HMAC_KEY_BASE64             DLeLf93a3yBT2vhEpM+dWlirGta5GU+jdyG5uXp4461HgOtbqMem4gX0Bp2PJGzYZlbbcavcOM00UPm+0GqkXA==
     USE_HMAC                    Y
-    VERBOSE                     1
+    VERBOSE                     Y
     RESOLVE_IP_HTTP             Y
 .fi
 .if n \{\
diff --git a/doc/fwknop.man.asciidoc b/doc/fwknop.man.asciidoc
index 6641ab5b..5078161d 100644
--- a/doc/fwknop.man.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/fwknop.man.asciidoc
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ is what the new '2.2.2.2' stanza looks like in the .fwknoprc file:
     KEY_BASE64                  HvUtIOramehLGKimD4ECXOzinaH4h3U8H1WXum7b54Q=
     HMAC_KEY_BASE64             DLeLf93a3yBT2vhEpM+dWlirGta5GU+jdyG5uXp4461HgOtbqMem4gX0Bp2PJGzYZlbbcavcOM00UPm+0GqkXA==
     USE_HMAC                    Y
-    VERBOSE                     1
+    VERBOSE                     Y
     RESOLVE_IP_HTTP             Y
 ..........................