diff --git a/src/engine/Account.h b/src/engine/Account.h
index 49f1a1fc8a..abcb4a1d90 100644
--- a/src/engine/Account.h
+++ b/src/engine/Account.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ void         xaccFreeAccount( Account * );
 
 /* 
  * The xaccAccountBeginEdit() and xaccAccountCommitEdit() subroutines
- * provide a pseudo-two-phase-commit wrapper for account updates. 
+ * provide a psuedo-two-phase-commit wrapper for account updates. 
  * They are mildly useful for detecting attempted updates outside
  * of thier scope. However, they do not provide any true two-phase-anything
  * in the current implementation.
diff --git a/src/engine/Group.h b/src/engine/Group.h
index aa2941b388..e695b8adeb 100644
--- a/src/engine/Group.h
+++ b/src/engine/Group.h
@@ -105,11 +105,13 @@ int     xaccGroupGetDepth (AccountGroup *grp);
  *
  * The xaccGetAccountFromName() subroutine fetches the
  *    account by name from the collection of accounts
- *    in the indicated AccountGroup group.
+ *    in the indicated AccountGroup group.  It returns NULL if the
+ *    account was not found.
  *
  * The xaccGetPeerAccountFromName() subroutine fetches the
  *    account by name from the collection of accounts
- *    in the same AccountGroup anchor group.
+ *    in the same AccountGroup anchor group. It returns NULL if the
+ *    account was not found.
  */
 
 Account *xaccGetAccountFromID       (AccountGroup *, int);