diff --git a/fortran/eccodes_f90_tail.f90 b/fortran/eccodes_f90_tail.f90
index 84b05189b..8ee8b4bbf 100644
--- a/fortran/eccodes_f90_tail.f90
+++ b/fortran/eccodes_f90_tail.f90
@@ -1632,7 +1632,7 @@ end subroutine codes_get_real8
   !>
   !> @param msgid       id of the message loaded in memory
   !> @param key         key name
-  !> @param value       the real(8) value
+  !> @param value       the character value
   !> @param status      CODES_SUCCESS if OK, integer value on error
 subroutine codes_get_string ( msgid, key, value, status )
     integer(kind=kindOfInt),          intent(in)  :: msgid
diff --git a/html/classeccodes.html b/html/classeccodes.html
index d3fd08720..93938d60a 100644
--- a/html/classeccodes.html
+++ b/html/classeccodes.html
@@ -2007,7 +2007,7 @@ Public Member Functions</h2></td></tr>
   <table class="params">
     <tr><td class="paramname">msgid</td><td>id of the message loaded in memory </td></tr>
     <tr><td class="paramname">key</td><td>key name </td></tr>
-    <tr><td class="paramname">value</td><td>the real(8) value </td></tr>
+    <tr><td class="paramname">value</td><td>the character value </td></tr>
     <tr><td class="paramname">status</td><td>CODES_SUCCESS if OK, integer value on error </td></tr>
   </table>
   </dd>
diff --git a/html/interfaceeccodes_1_1codes__get.html b/html/interfaceeccodes_1_1codes__get.html
index 171f59b77..613b6dc55 100644
--- a/html/interfaceeccodes_1_1codes__get.html
+++ b/html/interfaceeccodes_1_1codes__get.html
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ Public Member Functions</h2></td></tr>
   <table class="params">
     <tr><td class="paramname">msgid</td><td>id of the message loaded in memory </td></tr>
     <tr><td class="paramname">key</td><td>key name </td></tr>
-    <tr><td class="paramname">value</td><td>the real(8) value </td></tr>
+    <tr><td class="paramname">value</td><td>the character value </td></tr>
     <tr><td class="paramname">status</td><td>CODES_SUCCESS if OK, integer value on error </td></tr>
   </table>
   </dd>