diff --git a/docs/developing-locally-docker.rst b/docs/developing-locally-docker.rst
index ec7686f1..0568d5d1 100644
--- a/docs/developing-locally-docker.rst
+++ b/docs/developing-locally-docker.rst
@@ -36,16 +36,13 @@ name them accordingly. Instead of 'dev1' you might have 'dev2', 'myproject',
 Get the IP Address
 --------------------
 
-Acquiring the IP Address is good for two reasons:
-
-1. Confirms that the machine is up and running.
-2. Tells us the IP address where our Django project is being served.
-
-::
+Once your machine is up and running, run this::
 
     $ docker-machine ip dev1
     123.456.789.012
 
+This is also the IP address where the Django project will be served from.
+
 Saving changes
 --------------
 
@@ -53,15 +50,12 @@ If you are using OS X or Windows, you need to create a /data partition inside th
 virtual machine that runs the docker deamon in order make all changes persistent.
 If you don't do that your /data directory will get wiped out on every reboot.
 
-To create a persistent folder, log into the virtual machine by running:
-
-::
+To create a persistent folder, log into the virtual machine by running::
 
     $ docker-machine ssh dev1
     $ sudo su
     $ echo 'ln -sfn /mnt/sda1/data /data' >> /var/lib/boot2docker/bootlocal.sh
 
-
 In case you are wondering why you can't use a host volume to keep the files on
 your mac: As of `boot2docker` 1.7 you'll run into permission problems with mounted
 host volumes if the container creates his own user and chown's the directories