diff --git a/docs/reference/setup/important-settings/node-name.asciidoc b/docs/reference/setup/important-settings/node-name.asciidoc
index fab7ddcf11898..5980d8e284e1c 100644
--- a/docs/reference/setup/important-settings/node-name.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/setup/important-settings/node-name.asciidoc
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 === `node.name`
 
 By default, Elasticsearch will use the first seven characters of the randomly
-generated UUID as the node id.Note that the node id is persisted and does
+generated UUID as the node id. Note that the node id is persisted and does
 not change when a node restarts and therefore the default node name will also
 not change.
 
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ The `node.name` can also be set to the server's HOSTNAME as follows:
 [source,yaml]
 --------------------------------------------------
 node.name: ${HOSTNAME}
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+--------------------------------------------------