diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 6063fa91d96b01f7ae8abc534138b5554593eae3..2a945933710d824417da4f8255d172f27e83fd6c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -26,10 +26,12 @@ version 0.9.9 -- UNRELEASED
 	   #2370). Thanks to ale for the patch.
 	rsync:
 	 . Fix long rotation.
+	 . Make units clearer (Closes Redmine bug #2737)
     helper changes
 	dup:
 	 . Fix separate signing key usecase. Thanks to Ian Beckwith for
 	   the patch.
+	 . Make units clearer (Closes Redmine bug #2737)
 	rdiff:
 	 . Generate 4096 bits RSA keys.
     documentation changes
diff --git a/examples/example.dup b/examples/example.dup
index 3eb4529ec9f9f4cf55bf85324b151347f60abef4..cc64790a19ea094937793ef80dc0eabc6c583648 100644
--- a/examples/example.dup
+++ b/examples/example.dup
@@ -191,9 +191,9 @@ exclude = /var/cache/backupninja/duplicity
 ## Default:
 # ftp_password = 
 
-## bandwith limit, in kbit/s ; default is 0, i.e. no limit
+## bandwith limit, in Kbit/s ; default is 0, i.e. no limit
 ## if using 'desturl' above, 'bandwidthlimit' must not be set
-## an example setting of 128 kbps would be:
+## an example setting of 128 Kbit/s would be:
 ## bandwidthlimit = 128
 ##
 ## Default:
diff --git a/examples/example.rsync b/examples/example.rsync
index 9053f3ebfb6ccb715e5ab53fcdb4c27ec243d1dd..3c280ba3801f10aebdaa1785335c0231b67ec880 100644
--- a/examples/example.rsync
+++ b/examples/example.rsync
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ exclude_vserver = excluded_vserver2
 # if set to 1, compress data on rsync (remote source only)
 #compress = 0
 
-# set a badnwidth limit in kbps (remote source only)
+# set a badnwidth limit in KB/s (remote source only)
 #bandwidthlimit =
 
 # remote rsync program (remote source only)
diff --git a/handlers/dup.helper.in b/handlers/dup.helper.in
index f85cf879a3c690a133d8366cf251ed98a90add7b..5cd9dc608e73fbf4388023611346307e8eb7070b 100644
--- a/handlers/dup.helper.in
+++ b/handlers/dup.helper.in
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ keep = $dup_keep
 
 # bandwith limit, in kbit/s ; default is 0, i.e. no limit
 # if using 'desturl' above, 'bandwidthlimit' must not be set
-# an example setting of 128 kbps would be:
+# an example setting of 128 Kbit/s would be:
 #bandwidthlimit = 128
 bandwidthlimit = $dup_bandwidth
 
diff --git a/handlers/rsync.in b/handlers/rsync.in
index 7b06c243d1be9f56005d732e8a338e407d425524..d35445e524999e08c9fef3c99787d1eff440cc8c 100644
--- a/handlers/rsync.in
+++ b/handlers/rsync.in
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 #   exclude_vserver = vserver-name (valid only if vservers = yes on backupninja.conf)
 #   numericids = when set to 1, use numeric ids instead of user/group mappings on rsync
 #   compress = if set to 1, compress data on rsync (remote source only)
-#   bandwidthlimit = set a badnwidth limit in kbps (remote source only)
+#   bandwidthlimit = set a badnwidth limit in KB/s (remote source only)
 #   remote_rsync = remote rsync program (remote source only)
 #   id_file = ssh key file (remote source only)
 #   batch = set to "yes" to rsync use a batch file as source
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 #   port = remote port number (remote destination only)
 #   user = remote user name (remote destination only)
 #   id_file = ssh key file (remote destination only)
-#   bandwidthlimit = set a badnwidth limit in kbps (remote destination only)
+#   bandwidthlimit = set a badnwidth limit in KB/s (remote destination only)
 #   remote_rsync = remote rsync program (remote dest only)
 #   batch = set to "yes" to rsync write a batch file from the changes
 #   batchbase = folder where the batch file should be written