diff --git a/installing/installing_gcp/installation-config-parameters-gcp.adoc b/installing/installing_gcp/installation-config-parameters-gcp.adoc
index afb83c6c4bd..f1c5651fae9 100644
--- a/installing/installing_gcp/installation-config-parameters-gcp.adoc
+++ b/installing/installing_gcp/installation-config-parameters-gcp.adoc
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ include::_attributes/common-attributes.adoc[]
 
 toc::[]
 
-Before you deploy an {product-title} cluster on {gcp-first}, you provide parameters to customize your cluster and the platform that hosts it. When you create the `install-config.yaml` file, you provide values for the required parameters through the command line. You can then modify the `install-config.yaml` file to customize your cluster further.
+[role="_abstract"]
+Before you deploy an {product-title} cluster on {gcp-first}, you create the `install-config.yaml` file and provide parameters to customize your cluster and the platform that hosts it. You can then modify the `install-config.yaml` file to customize your cluster further.
 
 include::modules/installation-configuration-parameters.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
diff --git a/modules/installation-configuration-parameters.adoc b/modules/installation-configuration-parameters.adoc
index 55e599a0cdf..2cd8d1e87be 100644
--- a/modules/installation-configuration-parameters.adoc
+++ b/modules/installation-configuration-parameters.adoc
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ endif::ibm-power-vs[]
 
 [NOTE]
 ====
-Set the `networking.machineNetwork` to match the CIDR that the preferred NIC resides in.
+Set the `networking.machineNetwork` to match the CIDR of the preferred NIC.
 ====
 
 |networking: