diff --git a/bin/swift-get-nodes b/bin/swift-get-nodes
index 435cf0bda6..b8d068bc37 100755
--- a/bin/swift-get-nodes
+++ b/bin/swift-get-nodes
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 
     usage = '''
     Shows the nodes responsible for the item specified.
-    Usage: %prog [-a] <ring.gz> <account> [<container>] [<object>]
+    Usage: %prog [-a] <ring.gz> <account> [<container> [<object>]]
     Or: %prog [-a] <ring.gz> -p partition
     Or: %prog [-a] -P policy_name <account> <container> <object>
     Note: account, container, object can also be a single arg separated by /
diff --git a/doc/manpages/swift-get-nodes.1 b/doc/manpages/swift-get-nodes.1
index e268ec2690..608a18488d 100644
--- a/doc/manpages/swift-get-nodes.1
+++ b/doc/manpages/swift-get-nodes.1
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .LP
 .B swift-get-nodes 
-\ <ring.gz> <account> [<container>] [<object>]
+\ <ring.gz> <account> [<container> [<object>]]
  
 .SH DESCRIPTION 
 .PP
diff --git a/swift/cli/info.py b/swift/cli/info.py
index 2f140afee8..ab6d32e490 100644
--- a/swift/cli/info.py
+++ b/swift/cli/info.py
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ def print_obj(datafile, check_etag=True, swift_dir='/etc/swift',
             if (policy_index is not None and
                policy_index_for_name is not None and
                policy_index != policy_index_for_name):
-                print 'Attention: Ring does not match policy!'
+                print 'Warning: Ring does not match policy!'
                 print 'Double check your policy name!'
             if not ring and policy_index_for_name:
                 ring = POLICIES.get_object_ring(policy_index_for_name,
@@ -472,9 +472,9 @@ def print_item_locations(ring, ring_name=None, account=None, container=None,
         policy = POLICIES.get_by_name(policy_name)
         if policy:
             if ring_name != policy.ring_name:
-                print 'Attention! mismatch between ring and policy detected!'
+                print 'Warning: mismatch between ring and policy name!'
         else:
-            print 'Attention! Policy %s is not valid' % policy_name
+            print 'Warning: Policy %s is not valid' % policy_name
 
     policy_index = None
     if ring is None and (obj or part):
@@ -518,14 +518,16 @@ def print_item_locations(ring, ring_name=None, account=None, container=None,
             ring = Ring(swift_dir, ring_name='container')
         else:
             if ring_name != 'container':
-                print 'Attention! mismatch between ring and item detected!'
+                print 'Warning: account/container specified ' + \
+                    'but ring not named "container"'
     if account and not container and not obj:
         loc = 'accounts'
         if not any([ring, ring_name]):
             ring = Ring(swift_dir, ring_name='account')
         else:
             if ring_name != 'account':
-                print 'Attention! mismatch between ring and item detected!'
+                print 'Warning: account specified ' + \
+                    'but ring not named "account"'
 
     print '\nAccount  \t%s' % account
     print 'Container\t%s' % container
diff --git a/test/unit/cli/test_info.py b/test/unit/cli/test_info.py
index 4e702abd5f..c9452ae5ac 100644
--- a/test/unit/cli/test_info.py
+++ b/test/unit/cli/test_info.py
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ class TestPrintObjFullMeta(TestCliInfoBase):
         out = StringIO()
         with mock.patch('sys.stdout', out):
             print_obj(self.datafile, policy_name='two', swift_dir=self.testdir)
-        ring_alert_msg = 'Attention: Ring does not match policy'
+        ring_alert_msg = 'Warning: Ring does not match policy!'
         self.assertTrue(ring_alert_msg in out.getvalue())
 
     def test_valid_etag(self):