diff --git a/man/journal-upload.conf.xml b/man/journal-upload.conf.xml
index 9d486d9801c..cd3335452af 100644
--- a/man/journal-upload.conf.xml
+++ b/man/journal-upload.conf.xml
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@
         <listitem><para>The URL to upload the journal entries to. See the description
         of <varname>--url=</varname> option in
         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-journal-upload</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
-        for the description of possible values.</para></listitem>
+        for the description of possible values. There is no default value, so either this
+        option or the command-line option must be always present to make an upload.</para></listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
       <varlistentry>
diff --git a/man/systemd-journal-remote.service.xml b/man/systemd-journal-remote.service.xml
index acaf61c39f1..da7200c63a7 100644
--- a/man/systemd-journal-remote.service.xml
+++ b/man/systemd-journal-remote.service.xml
@@ -56,18 +56,19 @@
   <refsect1>
     <title>Description</title>
 
-    <para>
-      <filename>systemd-journal-remote</filename> is a command to
-      receive serialized journal events and store them to the journal.
-      Input streams are in the
-      <ulink url="https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/export">
-        Journal Export Format
-      </ulink>,
-      i.e. like the output from
-      <command>journalctl --output=export</command>. For transport over
-      the network, this serialized stream is usually carried over an
-      HTTPS connection.
-    </para>
+    <para><command>systemd-journal-remote</command> is a command to receive serialized journal
+    events and store them to journal files. Input streams are in the
+    <ulink url="https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/export">Journal Export Format</ulink>,
+    i.e. like the output from <command>journalctl --output=export</command>. For transport over the
+    network, this serialized stream is usually carried over an HTTPS connection.</para>
+
+    <para><filename>systemd-journal-remote.service</filename> is a system service that uses
+    <command>systemd-journal-remote</command> to listen for connections.
+    <filename>systemd-journal-remote.socket</filename> configures the network address that
+    <filename>systemd-journal-remote.service</filename> listens on. By default this is port 19532.
+    What connections are accepted and how the received data is stored can be configured through the
+    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>journal-remote.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+    configuration file.</para>
   </refsect1>
 
   <refsect1>
diff --git a/man/systemd-journal-upload.service.xml b/man/systemd-journal-upload.service.xml
index 141e595400d..f923e53d29a 100644
--- a/man/systemd-journal-upload.service.xml
+++ b/man/systemd-journal-upload.service.xml
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@
     Unless limited by one of the options specified below, all journal entries accessible to the user
     the program is running as will be uploaded, and then the program will wait and send new entries
     as they become available.</para>
+
+    <para><filename>systemd-journal-upload.service</filename> is a system service that uses
+    <command>systemd-journal-upload</command> to upload journal entries to a server. It uses the
+    configuration in
+    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>journal-upload.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
+    At least the <varname>URL=</varname> option must be specified.</para>
   </refsect1>
 
   <refsect1>