diff --git a/src/parser/PrctlFileParser.h b/src/parser/PrctlFileParser.h
index 13bf696f2..208550067 100644
--- a/src/parser/PrctlFileParser.h
+++ b/src/parser/PrctlFileParser.h
@@ -23,9 +23,10 @@ namespace parser {
 class PrctlFileParser: public storm::parser::PrctlParser {
 public:
 	/*!
-	 * Reads the formula from the given file and parses it into the formula tree
+	 * Reads the formula from the given file and parses it into a formula tree, consisting of
+	 * classes in the namespace storm::formula.
 	 *
-	 * If the contents of the file could not be parsed successfully, it will throw a wrongFileFormatException.
+	 * If the contents of the file could not be parsed successfully, it will throw a wrongFormatException.
 	 *
 	 * @param filename The name of the file to parse
 	 * @throw wrongFormatException If the input could not be parsed successfully
@@ -43,4 +44,5 @@ public:
 
 } /* namespace parser */
 } /* namespace storm */
+
 #endif /* STORM_PARSER_PRCTLFILEPARSER_H_ */
diff --git a/src/parser/PrctlParser.cpp b/src/parser/PrctlParser.cpp
index 57b9f7f25..f827794f1 100644
--- a/src/parser/PrctlParser.cpp
+++ b/src/parser/PrctlParser.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ struct PrctlParser::PrctlGrammar : qi::grammar<Iterator, storm::formula::Abstrac
 				phoenix::new_<storm::formula::Not<double>>(qi::_1)];
 		notFormula.name("state formula");
 
-		//This block defines rules for atomic state formulas
+		//This block defines rules for "atomic" state formulas
 		//(Propositions, probabilistic/reward formulas, and state formulas in brackets)
 		atomicStateFormula %= probabilisticBoundOperator | rewardBoundOperator | atomicProposition | qi::lit("(") >> stateFormula >> qi::lit(")");
 		atomicStateFormula.name("state formula");
diff --git a/src/parser/PrctlParser.h b/src/parser/PrctlParser.h
index ac8e0ef78..41771cf3d 100644
--- a/src/parser/PrctlParser.h
+++ b/src/parser/PrctlParser.h
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ class PrctlParser : Parser
 {
 	public:
 		/*!
-		 * Reads a PRCTL formula from its string representation and parses it into the formula tree
+		 * Reads a PRCTL formula from its string representation and parses it into a formula tree, consisting of
+		 * classes in the namespace storm::formula.
 		 *
 		 * If the string could not be parsed successfully, it will throw a wrongFormatException.
 		 *
@@ -43,18 +44,25 @@ class PrctlParser : Parser
 		/*!
 		 * Empty constructor.
 		 *
-		 * Some subclasses do not get a formula string as input (E.g. PrctlFileFormat), hence they should not
+		 * Some subclasses do not get a formula string as input (E.g. PrctlFileParser), hence they should not
 		 * call the usual constructor of this class.
 		 *
-		 * However, this constructor should never be called directly (only as constructor of the super class),
-		 * as it will not parse anything (and formula will point to nullptr then), so it is protected.
+		 * However, this constructor should never be called directly (only during construction of an object of
+		 * a subclass), as it will not parse anything (and formula will point to nullptr then); hence, it is
+		 * protected.
 		 */
 		PrctlParser() {
 			formula = nullptr;
 		}
 
 		/*!
-		 * Parses a formula and stores the result in the field "formula"
+		 * Does the actual parsing.
+		 *
+		 * Is to be called once in a constructor, and never from any other location.
+		 * The function is not included in the constructor, as sub classes may use constructors
+		 * that calculate the string representation of the formula (e.g. read it from a file), hence they
+		 * cannot hand it over to a constructor of this class.
+		 *
 		 * @param formula The string representation of the formula to parse
 		 */
 		void parse(std::string formula);