diff --git a/pmd-javascript/src/main/resources/category/ecmascript/bestpractices.xml b/pmd-javascript/src/main/resources/category/ecmascript/bestpractices.xml
index 07bcba9c5b..0c012e9609 100644
--- a/pmd-javascript/src/main/resources/category/ecmascript/bestpractices.xml
+++ b/pmd-javascript/src/main/resources/category/ecmascript/bestpractices.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://pmd.sourceforge.net/ruleset/2.0.0 http://pmd.sourceforge.net/ruleset_2_0_0.xsd">
 
     <description>
-Rules which help to follow best practices.
+Rules which enforce generally accepted best practices.
     </description>
 
     <rule name="AvoidWithStatement"
diff --git a/pmd-javascript/src/main/resources/category/ecmascript/design.xml b/pmd-javascript/src/main/resources/category/ecmascript/design.xml
index 20d01b6afb..bd17278650 100644
--- a/pmd-javascript/src/main/resources/category/ecmascript/design.xml
+++ b/pmd-javascript/src/main/resources/category/ecmascript/design.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://pmd.sourceforge.net/ruleset/2.0.0 http://pmd.sourceforge.net/ruleset_2_0_0.xsd">
 
     <description>
-Rules that flag certain design flaws.
+Rules that help you discover design issues.
     </description>
 
 </ruleset>
diff --git a/pmd-javascript/src/main/resources/category/ecmascript/errorprone.xml b/pmd-javascript/src/main/resources/category/ecmascript/errorprone.xml
index 62d95eb917..6ece0ac336 100644
--- a/pmd-javascript/src/main/resources/category/ecmascript/errorprone.xml
+++ b/pmd-javascript/src/main/resources/category/ecmascript/errorprone.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://pmd.sourceforge.net/ruleset/2.0.0 http://pmd.sourceforge.net/ruleset_2_0_0.xsd">
 
     <description>
-Rules which flag certain language construct which can lead to abnormal behavior at runtime.
+Rules to detect constructs that are either broken, extremely confusing or prone to runtime errors.
     </description>
 
     <rule name="AvoidTrailingComma"