diff --git a/src/ska_tango_base/base/base_device.py b/src/ska_tango_base/base/base_device.py
index b715eb2366defe53e5e4b758418d69c944fae6ef..8eacb33751b826dec224dbad8013e7cf85284765 100644
--- a/src/ska_tango_base/base/base_device.py
+++ b/src/ska_tango_base/base/base_device.py
@@ -1123,7 +1123,7 @@ class SKABaseDevice(Device):
         """
         Read the long running commands in the queue.
 
-        :return: tasks in the device queue
+        :return: tasks in the queue
         """
         return self.component_manager.tasks_in_queue
 
diff --git a/src/ska_tango_base/base/component_manager.py b/src/ska_tango_base/base/component_manager.py
index b730b4ceddc45cbb80b5227cbfd575c2501ce6d7..824c994f0a92dcaba38266e7745b824bbec9f035 100644
--- a/src/ska_tango_base/base/component_manager.py
+++ b/src/ska_tango_base/base/component_manager.py
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class BaseComponentManager:
         """
         Read the long running commands in the queue.
 
-        :return: tasks in the device queue
+        :return: tasks in the queue
         """
         return self._queue_manager.tasks_in_queue
 
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ class BaseComponentManager:
         """Create a QueueManager.
 
         By default the QueueManager will not have a queue or workers. Thus
-        tasks enqueued will block.
+        tasks enqueued will execute synchronously.
 
         :return: The queue manager.
         :rtype: QueueManager