diff --git a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/LogFile.java b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/LogFile.java
index fd356807ce9..3d68844fe75 100644
--- a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/LogFile.java
+++ b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/LogFile.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2015 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2016 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 public class LogFile {
 
 	/**
-	 * The name of the Spring property that contains the name of the logging configuration
-	 * file.
+	 * The name of the Spring property that contains the name of the log file. Names can
+	 * be an exact location or relative to the current directory.
 	 */
 	public static final String FILE_PROPERTY = "logging.file";
 
 	/**
-	 * The name of the Spring property that contains the path where the logging
-	 * configuration can be found.
+	 * The name of the Spring property that contains the directory where log files are
+	 * written.
 	 */
 	public static final String PATH_PROPERTY = "logging.path";
 
diff --git a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/LoggingApplicationListener.java b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/LoggingApplicationListener.java
index 31512e27583..2703ec1141d 100644
--- a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/LoggingApplicationListener.java
+++ b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/LoggingApplicationListener.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2015 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2016 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -88,14 +88,14 @@ public class LoggingApplicationListener implements GenericApplicationListener {
 	public static final String REGISTER_SHUTDOWN_HOOK_PROPERTY = "logging.register-shutdown-hook";
 
 	/**
-	 * The name of the Spring property that contains the path where the logging
-	 * configuration can be found.
+	 * The name of the Spring property that contains the directory where log files are
+	 * written.
 	 */
 	public static final String PATH_PROPERTY = LogFile.PATH_PROPERTY;
 
 	/**
-	 * The name of the Spring property that contains the name of the logging configuration
-	 * file.
+	 * The name of the Spring property that contains the name of the log file. Names can
+	 * be an exact location or relative to the current directory.
 	 */
 	public static final String FILE_PROPERTY = LogFile.FILE_PROPERTY;
 
diff --git a/spring-boot/src/main/resources/META-INF/additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json b/spring-boot/src/main/resources/META-INF/additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json
index 849c781c0bf..bd482821348 100644
--- a/spring-boot/src/main/resources/META-INF/additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json
+++ b/spring-boot/src/main/resources/META-INF/additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
   {
     "name": "logging.file",
     "type": "java.lang.String",
-    "description": "Log file name.",
+    "description": "Name of the log file. Names can be an exact location or relative to the current directory.",
     "sourceType": "org.springframework.boot.logging.LoggingApplicationListener"
   },
   {
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
   {
     "name": "logging.path",
     "type": "java.lang.String",
-    "description": "Location of the log file.",
+    "description": "Directory where log files are written.",
     "sourceType": "org.springframework.boot.logging.LoggingApplicationListener"
   },
   {