diff --git a/docs/crio.conf.5.md b/docs/crio.conf.5.md
index 3dc9b4601f9..f0f8757a226 100644
--- a/docs/crio.conf.5.md
+++ b/docs/crio.conf.5.md
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ the container runtime configuration.
   Changes the default behavior of setting container devices uid/gid from CRI's SecurityContext (RunAsUser/RunAsGroup) instead of taking host's uid/gid.
 
 ### CRIO.RUNTIME.RUNTIMES TABLE
-The "crio.runtime.runtimes" table defines a list of OCI compatible runtimes.  The runtime to use is picked based on the runtime_handler provided by the CRI.  If no runtime_handler is provided, the runtime will be picked based on the level of trust of the workload.
+The "crio.runtime.runtimes" table defines a list of OCI compatible runtimes.  The runtime to use is picked based on the runtime handler provided by the CRI.  If no runtime handler is provided, the runtime will be picked based on the level of trust of the workload.
 
 **runtime_path**=""
   Path to the OCI compatible runtime used for this runtime handler.
diff --git a/pkg/config/template.go b/pkg/config/template.go
index 4cf07bfe12a..fc8e85bed34 100644
--- a/pkg/config/template.go
+++ b/pkg/config/template.go
@@ -977,8 +977,8 @@ absent_mount_sources_to_reject = [
 `
 
 const templateStringCrioRuntimeRuntimesRuntimeHandler = `# The "crio.runtime.runtimes" table defines a list of OCI compatible runtimes.
-# The runtime to use is picked based on the runtime_handler provided by the CRI.
-# If no runtime_handler is provided, the runtime will be picked based on the level
+# The runtime to use is picked based on the runtime handler provided by the CRI.
+# If no runtime handler is provided, the runtime will be picked based on the level
 # of trust of the workload. Each entry in the table should follow the format:
 #
 #[crio.runtime.runtimes.runtime-handler]