diff --git a/net/quagga/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Quagga/forms/ospf.xml b/net/quagga/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Quagga/forms/ospf.xml
index eb8adc498..f7834afab 100644
--- a/net/quagga/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Quagga/forms/ospf.xml
+++ b/net/quagga/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Quagga/forms/ospf.xml
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@
         <id>ospf.enabled</id>
         <label>Enable</label>
         <type>checkbox</type>
-        <help>This will activate the ospf service.</help>
+        <help>This will activate the ospf service if routing protocols are enabled in "General".</help>
     </field>
     <field>
         <id>ospf.passiveinterfaces</id>
         <label>Passive Interfaces</label>
         <type>select_multiple</type>
         <style>tokenize</style>
-        <help><![CDATA[Select the interfaces, where no OSPF-Packets should be sent to.]]></help>
+        <help><![CDATA[Select the interfaces, where no OSPF packets should be sent to.]]></help>
         <hint>Type or select interface.</hint>
     </field>
     <field>
diff --git a/net/quagga/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Quagga/forms/rip.xml b/net/quagga/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Quagga/forms/rip.xml
index cc86d9a8e..fb9175d64 100644
--- a/net/quagga/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Quagga/forms/rip.xml
+++ b/net/quagga/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Quagga/forms/rip.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
         <id>rip.enabled</id>
         <label>enable</label>
         <type>checkbox</type>
-        <help>This will activate the rip service.</help>
+        <help>This will activate the RIP service if the support of routing protocols is enabled in "General".</help>
     </field>
     <field>
         <id>rip.version</id>
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
         <label>Passive Interfaces</label>
         <type>select_multiple</type>
         <style>tokenize</style>
-        <help><![CDATA[Select the interfaces, where no RIP-Packets should be sent to.]]></help>
+        <help><![CDATA[Select the interfaces, where no RIP packets should be sent to.]]></help>
         <hint>Type or select interface.</hint>
     </field>
     <field>
@@ -33,6 +33,6 @@
         <style>tokenize</style>
         <type>select_multiple</type>
         <allownew>true</allownew>
-        <help>Select your Netzworks.</help>
+        <help>Enter your networks in CIDR notation like 127.0.0.0/8.</help>
     </field>
 </form>