diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.systeminfo/README.md b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.systeminfo/README.md
index 4731686e4c1d0..3904626d7a2da 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.systeminfo/README.md
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.systeminfo/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ The system information binding provides operating system and hardware informatio
 - Battery information - estimated remaining time, capacity, name;
 - Sensors information - CPU voltage and temperature, fan speeds;
 - Display information;
-- Network IP,name and adapter name, mac, data sent and received, packets sent and received;
+- Network IP, name and adapter name, mac, data sent and received, packets sent and received;
 - Process information - size of RAM memory used, CPU load, process name, path, number of threads.
 
 The binding uses the [OSHI](https://github.com/oshi/oshi) library to access this information regardless of the underlying OS and hardware.
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ That means that by default configuration:
 - channels with priority set to 'Medium' are updated every minute
 - channels with priority set to 'Low' are updated only at initialization or if the `REFRESH` command is sent to the channel.
 
+Channels, not linked to an item, do not get updates, and do not periodically consume resources.
+
 For more info see [channel configuration](#channel-configuration)
 
 ## Channels
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.systeminfo/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/systeminfo/internal/model/SysteminfoInterface.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.systeminfo/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/systeminfo/internal/model/SysteminfoInterface.java
index fbe53cd253334..9668ae18d8c09 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.systeminfo/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/systeminfo/internal/model/SysteminfoInterface.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.systeminfo/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/systeminfo/internal/model/SysteminfoInterface.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public interface SysteminfoInterface {
 
     // Operating system info
     /**
-     * Get the Family of the operating system /e.g. Windows,Unix,.../
+     * Get the Family of the operating system /e.g. Windows, Unix,.../
      */
     StringType getOsFamily();
 
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.systeminfo/src/main/resources/OH-INF/i18n/systeminfo.properties b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.systeminfo/src/main/resources/OH-INF/i18n/systeminfo.properties
index 3cfbf63da7d8a..2768da5b39931 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.systeminfo/src/main/resources/OH-INF/i18n/systeminfo.properties
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.systeminfo/src/main/resources/OH-INF/i18n/systeminfo.properties
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ channel-type.systeminfo.ip.description = Host IP address of the network
 channel-type.systeminfo.load.label = Load
 channel-type.systeminfo.load.description = Load in percent
 channel-type.systeminfo.loadAverage.label = Load Average
-channel-type.systeminfo.loadAverage.description = Load as a number of processes for the last 1,5 or 15 minutes
+channel-type.systeminfo.loadAverage.description = Load as a number of processes for the last 1, 5 or 15 minutes
 channel-type.systeminfo.load_process.label = Load
 channel-type.systeminfo.load_process.description = Load in percent
 channel-type.systeminfo.mac.label = Mac Address
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.systeminfo/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/channels.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.systeminfo/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/channels.xml
index 150075edc5682..193a734d0d45b 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.systeminfo/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/channels.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.systeminfo/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/channels.xml
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@
 	<channel-type id="loadAverage" advanced="true">
 		<item-type>Number</item-type>
 		<label>Load Average</label>
-		<description>Load as a number of processes for the last 1,5 or 15 minutes</description>
+		<description>Load as a number of processes for the last 1, 5 or 15 minutes</description>
 		<state readOnly="true" pattern="%.1f"/>
 		<config-description-ref uri="channel-type:systeminfo:mediumpriority"/>
 	</channel-type>