diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 5e5f392..8111055 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ before_install:
   fi
 - |
   if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "osx" ]]; then
-    curl https://repo.continuum.io/miniconda/Miniconda3-latest-MacOSX-x86_64.sh > $HOME/miniconda.sh
+    curl https://repo.anaconda.com/miniconda/Miniconda3-latest-MacOSX-x86_64.sh > $HOME/miniconda.sh
   else
-    curl https://repo.continuum.io/miniconda/Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh > $HOME/miniconda.sh
+    curl https://repo.anaconda.com/miniconda/Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh > $HOME/miniconda.sh
   fi
 - bash $HOME/miniconda.sh -b -p $HOME/anaconda
 - export PATH="$HOME/anaconda/bin:$PATH"
diff --git a/bmipy/bmi.py b/bmipy/bmi.py
index 660b76f..aacf206 100644
--- a/bmipy/bmi.py
+++ b/bmipy/bmi.py
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+"""The Basic Model Interface (BMI) Python specification.
+
+This language specification is derived from the Scientific Interface
+Definition Language (SIDL) file bmi.sidl located at
+https://github.com/csdms/bmi.
+"""
+
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 from typing import Tuple
 
@@ -12,7 +19,7 @@ def initialize(self, config_file: str) -> None:
         Perform all tasks that take place before entering the model's time
         loop, including opening files and initializing the model state. Model
         inputs are read from a text-based configuration file, specified by
-        `filename`.
+        `config_file`.
 
         Parameters
         ----------