diff --git a/doc/reference.conf b/doc/reference.conf
index b2ea6c49..34c22e70 100644
--- a/doc/reference.conf
+++ b/doc/reference.conf
@@ -376,13 +376,13 @@ auth {
 	 * exceed_limit (old > flag)  | allow user to exceed class user limits
 	 * kline_exempt (old ^ flag)  | exempt this user from k/g/xlines,
 	 *                            | dnsbls, and proxies
-	 * dnsbl_exempt		      | exempt this user from dnsbls
+	 * dnsbl_exempt               | exempt this user from dnsbls
 	 * proxy_exempt               | exempt this user from proxies
-	 * spambot_exempt	      | exempt this user from spambot checks
-	 * shide_exempt		      | exempt this user from serverhiding
+	 * spambot_exempt             | exempt this user from spambot checks
+	 * shide_exempt               | exempt this user from serverhiding
 	 * jupe_exempt                | exempt this user from generating
 	 *                              warnings joining juped channels
-	 * resv_exempt		      | exempt this user from resvs
+	 * resv_exempt                | exempt this user from resvs
 	 * flood_exempt               | exempt this user from flood limits
 	 *                                     USE WITH CAUTION.
 	 * no_tilde     (old - flag)  | don't prefix ~ to username if no ident
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ privset "local_op" {
 	 * oper:wallops:         allows sending wallops messages
 	 * oper:grant:           allows using the GRANT command
 	 * usermode:servnotice:  allows setting +s
-	 * oper:message:	 allows opers to bypass CALLERID (usermode +g)
+	 * oper:message:         allows opers to bypass CALLERID (usermode +g)
 	 *
 	 * Privileges provided by extensions include:
 	 *
@@ -581,10 +581,10 @@ connect "irc.uplink.com" {
 	class = "server";
 
 	/* flags: controls special options for this server
-	 * encrypted	- marks the accept_password as being crypt()'d
-	 * autoconn	- automatically connect to this server
-	 * topicburst	- burst topics between servers
-	 * ssl		- ssl/tls encrypted server connections
+	 * encrypted    - marks the accept_password as being crypt()'d
+	 * autoconn     - automatically connect to this server
+	 * topicburst   - burst topics between servers
+	 * ssl          - ssl/tls encrypted server connections
 	 * no-export    - marks the link as a no-export link (not exported to other links)
 	 */
 	flags = topicburst;