diff --git a/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
index 0c44ad17..a95fcdb3 100644
--- a/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -5,15 +5,15 @@
 
 # Testing
 
-- [] This new/modified code was covered by unit tests. 
+- [ ] This new/modified code was covered by unit tests. 
 
-- [] (insight) Was all tests written using TDD (Test Driven Development) style?
+- [ ] (insight) Was all tests written using TDD (Test Driven Development) style?
 
-- [] The CI (Windows, Linux, OSX) are working without issues. 
+- [ ] The CI (Windows, Linux, OSX) are working without issues. 
 
-- [] Was new functionality documented? 
+- [ ] Was new functionality documented? 
 
-- [] The testing steps  1 - 2 below were followed
+- [ ] The testing steps  1 - 2 below were followed
 
 _step 1_
 
@@ -27,4 +27,4 @@ _step 2: use one of these alternatives to run tests:_
 
 - Cross-Platform: `ctest`
 - or `ctest -V` for verbose output
-- Linux: `make test`
\ No newline at end of file
+- Linux: `make test`
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3d2075a0..98eeb6e4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ G3log is an asynchronous logger with three main features:
 
 The super quick introduction to g3log can be seen in the steps 1 - 9 below. 
 
-For more in-depth information please see the full usage description in [g3log.md](g3log.md). The internal API for more advanced integration with g3log can be accessed in [API.md](API.md)
+For more in-depth information please see the full usage description in [g3log.md](g3log.md). The internal API for more advanced integration with g3log can be accessed in [API.md](docs/API.md)
 
 
 ## 1. Easy usage in files
@@ -58,15 +58,15 @@ When a fatal event happens the not-yet written log activity will be flushed to t
 If `object` symbols are available the fatal handler will attempt to push the stacktrace up to the fatal reason to the logging sink. 
 
 #### 5b. Overriding and customization of fatal event handling
-For overriding fatal error handling to use your own, or to add code `hooks` that you want to execute please see the [API.md](API.md) doc. 
+For overriding fatal error handling to use your own, or to add code `hooks` that you want to execute please see the [API.md](docs/API.md) doc. 
 
 ## 6. Default and Custom logging levels
-The default logging levels are `DEBUG`, `INFO`, `WARNING` and `FATAL`. You can define your own logging levels or completely replace the logging levels. Ref: [API.md](API.md)
+The default logging levels are `DEBUG`, `INFO`, `WARNING` and `FATAL`. You can define your own logging levels or completely replace the logging levels. Ref: [API.md](docs/API.md)
 
 
 ### 7. Log filtering
 Log filtering is handled in g3log if dynamic logging levels are enabled
-in the configuration. See the [API.md](API.md) for information. Log filtering can also be handled through the sink as can be seen in [github/Kjellod/g3sinks](https://github.com/KjellKod/g3sinks)
+in the configuration. See the [API.md](docs/API.md) for information. Log filtering can also be handled through the sink as can be seen in [github/Kjellod/g3sinks](https://github.com/KjellKod/g3sinks)
 
 
 ## 8. 3rd party and custom logging sinks
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ The default logging sink has no external 3rd party dependencies. For more loggin
 - log to colored terminal output
 - log rotate with filter
 
-See the [API.md](API.md) for more information about the simple steps to creating your own logging sink.
+See the [API.md](docs/API.md) for more information about the simple steps to creating your own logging sink.
 
 
 ## 9. Log instantiation