diff --git a/site/ipam.md b/site/ipam.md
index 03895800..4876bdda 100644
--- a/site/ipam.md
+++ b/site/ipam.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ The following automatic IP address management topics are discussed:
* [Initializing Peers on a Weave Network](#initialization)
* [`--ipalloc-init:consensus` and How Quorum is Achieved](#quorum)
- * [Forcing Consensus](#forcing-consensus)
+ * [Priming a Peer](#priming-a-peer)
* [Choosing an Allocation Range](#range)
@@ -141,16 +141,16 @@ is safe with respect to Weave Net's startup quorum:
...host1 is rebooted...
host1$ weave launch $HOST2 $HOST3
-### Forcing Consensus
+### Priming a Peer
-Under certain circumstances (for example when adding new nodes to an
-existing cluster) it is desirable to ensure that a node has
+Under certain circumstances (for example when adding new peers to an
+existing network) it is desirable to ensure that a peer has
successfully joined and is ready to allocate IP addresses. An
administrative command is provided for this purpose:
host1$ weave prime
-This operation will block until the node on which it is run has joined
+This operation will block until the peer on which it is run has joined
successfully.
### Choosing an Allocation Range