diff --git a/artiq/test/sync_struct.py b/artiq/test/sync_struct.py
index a66185ce3..3509bae23 100644
--- a/artiq/test/sync_struct.py
+++ b/artiq/test/sync_struct.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def write_test_data(test_dict):
     for key, value in enumerate(test_values):
         test_dict[key] = value
     test_dict[1.5] = 1.5
-    test_dict["Finished"] = True
+    test_dict["finished"] = True
 
 
 @asyncio.coroutine
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ class SyncStructCase(unittest.TestCase):
         return init
 
     def notify(self, mod):
-        if (mod["action"] == "init" and "Finished" in mod["struct"])\
-           or (mod["action"] == "setitem" and mod["key"] == "Finished"):
+        if (mod["action"] == "init" and "finished" in mod["struct"])\
+           or (mod["action"] == "setitem" and mod["key"] == "finished"):
             self.receiving_done.set()
 
     def setUp(self):
diff --git a/doc/manual/installing.rst b/doc/manual/installing.rst
index 79ef78e66..f746e6fba 100644
--- a/doc/manual/installing.rst
+++ b/doc/manual/installing.rst
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ To flash the ``idle`` kernel:
         * Compile the ``idle`` experiment:
                 The ``idle`` experiment's ``run()`` method must be a kernel: it must be decorated with the ``@kernel`` decorator (see :ref:`next topic <connecting-to-the-core-device>` for more information about kernels).
 
-                Moreover, since the core device is not connected to the PC: RPC are forbidden in this ``idle`` experiment.
+                Since the core device is not connected to the PC, RPCs (calling Python code running on the PC from the kernel) are forbidden in the ``idle`` experiment.
                 ::
 
                 $ artiq_compile idle.py