diff --git a/examples/gateway/car/main.go b/examples/gateway/car/main.go
index fdd80e8e2..b0884e1f2 100644
--- a/examples/gateway/car/main.go
+++ b/examples/gateway/car/main.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func main() {
 		},
 	}
 
-	// Creates a mus to serve the prometheus metrics alongside the gateway. This
+	// Creates a mux to serve the prometheus metrics alongside the gateway. This
 	// step is optional and only required if you need or want to access the metrics.
 	// You may also decide to expose the metrics on a different path, or port.
 	mux := http.NewServeMux()
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func main() {
 	handler = gateway.WithHostname(mux, gwAPI, publicGateways, noDNSLink)
 
 	log.Printf("Listening on http://localhost:%d", *port)
-	log.Printf("Prometheus metrics available on http://127.0.0.1:%d/debug/metrics/prometheus", *port)
+	log.Printf("Metrics available at http://127.0.0.1:%d/debug/metrics/prometheus", *port)
 	for _, cid := range roots {
 		log.Printf("Hosting CAR root at http://localhost:%d/ipfs/%s", *port, cid.String())
 	}
diff --git a/examples/gateway/proxy/main.go b/examples/gateway/proxy/main.go
index 4840f0927..793fee121 100644
--- a/examples/gateway/proxy/main.go
+++ b/examples/gateway/proxy/main.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func main() {
 		},
 	}
 
-	// Creates a mus to serve the prometheus metrics alongside the gateway. This
+	// Creates a mux to serve the prometheus metrics alongside the gateway. This
 	// step is optional and only required if you need or want to access the metrics.
 	// You may also decide to expose the metrics on a different path, or port.
 	mux := http.NewServeMux()
@@ -68,7 +68,9 @@ func main() {
 	handler = gateway.WithHostname(mux, gwAPI, publicGateways, noDNSLink)
 
 	log.Printf("Listening on http://localhost:%d", *port)
-	log.Printf("Prometheus metrics available on http://127.0.0.1:%d/debug/metrics/prometheus", *port)
+	log.Printf("Try loading an image: http://localhost:%d/ipfs/bafybeigdyrzt5sfp7udm7hu76uh7y26nf3efuylqabf3oclgtqy55fbzdi", *port)
+	log.Printf("Try browsing Wikipedia snapshot: http://localhost:%d/ipfs/bafybeiaysi4s6lnjev27ln5icwm6tueaw2vdykrtjkwiphwekaywqhcjze", *port)
+	log.Printf("Metrics available at http://127.0.0.1:%d/debug/metrics/prometheus", *port)
 	if err := http.ListenAndServe(":"+strconv.Itoa(*port), handler); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
diff --git a/gateway/handler.go b/gateway/handler.go
index 2f7f42a6c..a4716e2db 100644
--- a/gateway/handler.go
+++ b/gateway/handler.go
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ func newHandler(c Config, api API) *handler {
 		// Generic: time it takes to execute a successful gateway request (all request types)
 		getMetric: newHistogramMetric(
 			"gw_get_duration_seconds",
-			"The time to GET a successful gateway request (all request types).",
+			"The time to GET a successful response to a request (all content types).",
 		),
 		// UnixFS: time it takes to return a file
 		unixfsFileGetMetric: newHistogramMetric(
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ func newHandler(c Config, api API) *handler {
 		unixfsGetMetric: newSummaryMetric( // TODO: remove?
 			// (deprecated, use firstContentBlockGetMetric instead)
 			"unixfs_get_latency_seconds",
-			"The time to receive the first UnixFS node on a GET from the gateway.",
+			"DEPRECATED: does not do what you think, use gw_first_content_block_get_latency_seconds instead.",
 		),
 	}
 	return i