diff --git a/middleware/apache/README.md b/middleware/apache/README.md
index b41fe1f..1ed551d 100644
--- a/middleware/apache/README.md
+++ b/middleware/apache/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ module "datadog-monitors-middleware-apache" {
 
 Creates DataDog monitors with the following checks:
 
-- Can't connect to apache vhost status
+- Apache vhost status does not respond
 
 ## Inputs
 
diff --git a/middleware/nginx/README.md b/middleware/nginx/README.md
index 551ea03..46f7e37 100644
--- a/middleware/nginx/README.md
+++ b/middleware/nginx/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ module "datadog-monitors-middleware-nginx" {
 
 Creates DataDog monitors with the following checks:
 
-- Can't connect to nginx vhost status
+- Nginx vhost status does not respond
 
 ## Inputs
 
diff --git a/middleware/php-fpm/README.md b/middleware/php-fpm/README.md
index 09bdf1a..0e74dab 100644
--- a/middleware/php-fpm/README.md
+++ b/middleware/php-fpm/README.md
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ module "datadog-monitors-middleware-php-fpm" {
 
 Creates DataDog monitors with the following checks:
 
-- php_fpm busy worker
-- Can't connect to php-fpm
+- Php-fpm busy worker
+- Php-fpm ping url does not respond
 
 ## Inputs