diff --git a/api/src/main/java/org/opennms/newts/api/DefaultSampleProcessorService.java b/api/src/main/java/org/opennms/newts/api/DefaultSampleProcessorService.java
index 2dc882dd..a0d69844 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/org/opennms/newts/api/DefaultSampleProcessorService.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/org/opennms/newts/api/DefaultSampleProcessorService.java
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public void shutdown() throws InterruptedException {
      *            the maximum time to wait
      * @param unit
      *            the time unit of the timeout argument
-     * @return <tt>true</tt> if this executor terminated and <tt>false</tt> if the timeout elapsed
+     * @return {@code true} if this executor terminated and {@code false} if the timeout elapsed
      *         before termination
      * @throws InterruptedException
      */
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/org/opennms/newts/api/SampleProcessorService.java b/api/src/main/java/org/opennms/newts/api/SampleProcessorService.java
index 3769b6bc..483c5024 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/org/opennms/newts/api/SampleProcessorService.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/org/opennms/newts/api/SampleProcessorService.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public interface SampleProcessorService {
      *            the maximum time to wait
      * @param unit
      *            the time unit of the timeout argument
-     * @return <tt>true</tt> if this executor terminated and <tt>false</tt> if the timeout elapsed
+     * @return {@code true} if this executor terminated and {@code false} if the timeout elapsed
      *         before termination
      * @throws InterruptedException
      */