diff --git a/doc/en/weechat_relay_protocol.en.adoc b/doc/en/weechat_relay_protocol.en.adoc
index b5c6ee87c..42e370ec5 100644
--- a/doc/en/weechat_relay_protocol.en.adoc
+++ b/doc/en/weechat_relay_protocol.en.adoc
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ Notes about option _password_:
 * If the option is not given (of if the _handshake_ command is not sent by the
   client), _relay_ uses automatically _plain_ authentication (if allowed on
   _relay_ side).
-* _Relay_ chooses the safest algorithm available on both client and _relay_,
-  by order of priority from first (safest) to last used:
+* _Relay_ chooses the most secure algorithm available on both client and
+  _relay_, by order of priority from first (most secure) to last used:
   . _pbkdf2+sha512_
   . _pbkdf2+sha256_
   . _sha512_
diff --git a/doc/ja/weechat_relay_protocol.ja.adoc b/doc/ja/weechat_relay_protocol.ja.adoc
index 5ce16b624..cdf42fd5a 100644
--- a/doc/ja/weechat_relay_protocol.ja.adoc
+++ b/doc/ja/weechat_relay_protocol.ja.adoc
@@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ Notes about option _password_:
 * If the option is not given (of if the _handshake_ command is not sent by the
   client), _relay_ uses automatically _plain_ authentication (if allowed on
   _relay_ side).
-* _Relay_ chooses the safest algorithm available on both client and _relay_,
-  by order of priority from first (safest) to last used:
+* _Relay_ chooses the more secure algorithm available on both client and
+  _relay_, by order of priority from first (most secure) to last used:
   . _pbkdf2+sha512_
   . _pbkdf2+sha256_
   . _sha512_
diff --git a/src/plugins/relay/relay-auth.c b/src/plugins/relay/relay-auth.c
index 359eab247..5cbb6c0fd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/relay/relay-auth.c
+++ b/src/plugins/relay/relay-auth.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 
 /*
- * this list is sorted from the least secure to the safest algorithm:
+ * this list is sorted from the least secure to the most secure algorithm:
  * "plain" is plain text password, the other values are hash algorithms;
  * during negotiation with the client, the highest value in this list matching
  * the client supported values is used