diff --git a/scripts/create-and-fund-account.sh b/scripts/create-and-fund-account.sh
index cd432198..f506a586 100755
--- a/scripts/create-and-fund-account.sh
+++ b/scripts/create-and-fund-account.sh
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 ##
-## This script generates a new account keypair, transfers funds to it,
-## and creates a bond with those funds.  The amount of can be optionally
-## specified, else a default value estimated to be sufficient for about
-## 5000 records.
+## This script generates a new account keypair, transfers funds to it, and creates
+## a bond with those funds.  The amount of can be optionally specified, else a
+## default value estimated to be sufficient for about 5000 records.
 ##
-## A laconic CLI config file is required.  The default location used is
-## ~/.laconic/config.yml, but this can be controlled with the environment
-## variable LACONIC_CONFIG.  A userKey for a source account with sufficient
-## funds available must be present in this file for the funds transfer to
-## succeed.
+## The `laconic` CLI and a valid config file for it are required.  The default location
+## for the config file is `~/.laconic/config.yml`, but this can be controlled with
+## the environment variable LACONIC_CONFIG.  A `userKey` for a source account with
+## sufficient funds available must be present in this file for the funds transfer
+## to succeed.
 ##
 ## Example:
 ##