diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 681bf76..f86abfd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ and formats. It supports:
 * reading from JSON, TOML, and YAML config files
 * live watching and re-reading of config files (optional)
 * reading from environment variables
-* reading from remote config systems (Etcd or Consul), and watching changes
+* reading from remote config systems (etcd or Consul), and watching changes
 * reading from command line flags
 * reading from buffer
 * setting explicit values
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ package:
 `import _ "github.com/spf13/viper/remote"`
 
 Viper will read a config string (as JSON, TOML, or YAML) retrieved from a path
-in a Key/Value store such as Etcd or Consul.  These values take precedence over
+in a Key/Value store such as etcd or Consul.  These values take precedence over
 default values, but are overridden by configuration values retrieved from disk,
 flags, or environment variables.
 
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ viper.SetConfigType("json") // because there is no file extension in a stream of
 err := viper.ReadRemoteConfig()
 ```
 
-### Watching Changes in Etcd - Unencrypted
+### Watching Changes in etcd - Unencrypted
 
 ```go
 // alternatively, you can create a new viper instance.
diff --git a/viper.go b/viper.go
index 20c12ec..8e59863 100644
--- a/viper.go
+++ b/viper.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func (str UnsupportedConfigError) Error() string {
 }
 
 // Denotes encountering an unsupported remote
-// provider. Currently only Etcd and Consul are
+// provider. Currently only etcd and Consul are
 // supported.
 type UnsupportedRemoteProviderError string