diff --git a/docs/PrivateKey.md b/docs/PrivateKey.md
index 691177190..bbf51b390 100644
--- a/docs/PrivateKey.md
+++ b/docs/PrivateKey.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ To export and import a private key, you can do the following:
 var exported = privateKey.toWIF();
 
 // instantiate from the exported (and saved) private key
-var imported = PrivateKey.fromWIF(exported);
+var imported = PrivateKey.fromWIF('L3T1s1TYP9oyhHpXgkyLoJFGniEgkv2Jhi138d7R2yJ9F4QdDU2m');
 
 ```
 
@@ -49,9 +49,8 @@ if (PrivateKey.isValid(input){
 
 // get the specific validation error that can occurred
 var error = PrivateKey.getValidationError(input, Networks.livenet);
-  if (error) {
-    // handle the error
-  }
+if (error) {
+  // handle the error
 }
 
 ```
diff --git a/lib/privatekey.js b/lib/privatekey.js
index 0ed943857..e2a95a203 100644
--- a/lib/privatekey.js
+++ b/lib/privatekey.js
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ var PrivateKey = function PrivateKey(data, network, compressed) {
 /**
  * Internal function to get a random BN
  *
- * @returns {BN} An object with keys: bn, network and compressed
+ * @returns {BN} A new randomly generated BN
  * @private
  */
 PrivateKey._getRandomBN = function(){