diff --git a/.changeset/swift-fishes-smash.md b/.changeset/swift-fishes-smash.md
index a4d32c59ea..cf3f00129c 100644
--- a/.changeset/swift-fishes-smash.md
+++ b/.changeset/swift-fishes-smash.md
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 '@backstage/backend-app-api': patch
 ---
 
-`getPath` should be optional as we provide a default value for it
+`HttpRouterFactoryOptions.getPath` is now optional as a default value is always provided in the factory.
diff --git a/docs/backend-system/core-services/01-index.md b/docs/backend-system/core-services/01-index.md
index 8477137d11..1e37b08c63 100644
--- a/docs/backend-system/core-services/01-index.md
+++ b/docs/backend-system/core-services/01-index.md
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ createBackendPlugin({
 });
 ```
 
-### Configuration of the service
+### Configuring the service
 
 There's additional configuration that you can optionally pass to setup the `config` core service.
 
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ createBackendPlugin({
 });
 ```
 
-### Configuration of the service
+### Configuring the service
 
 There's additional configuration that you can optionally pass to setup the `identity` core service.