diff --git a/doc/examples/examplefinding.xml b/doc/examples/examplefinding.xml
index 134ec11..bf7f5da 100644
--- a/doc/examples/examplefinding.xml
+++ b/doc/examples/examplefinding.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<finding threatLevel="Moderate" type="Escalation">
+<finding id="examplefinding" threatLevel="Moderate" type="Escalation" number="1">
   <title>Example Title</title>
     <description>
         A specialized piece of malware can be crafted to bypass local anti-virus software and to cheat during tests.
diff --git a/sample-report/source/findings/spearphishing.xml b/sample-report/source/findings/spearphishing.xml
index dbe7474..0c5b90a 100644
--- a/sample-report/source/findings/spearphishing.xml
+++ b/sample-report/source/findings/spearphishing.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<finding id="spearphising" threatLevel="High" type="Social engineering" number="10">
+<finding id="spearphishing" threatLevel="High" type="Social engineering" number="10">
 	<title>Social engineering</title> 
 						
 	<description>
diff --git a/templates/pentestreport/finding.xml b/templates/pentestreport/finding.xml
index 8b2f3f5..507ef5d 100644
--- a/templates/pentestreport/finding.xml
+++ b/templates/pentestreport/finding.xml
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
-<finding id="..." threatLevel="Moderate" type="Information Leak">
+<finding id="unique_finding_id" threatLevel="Moderate" type="Information Leak" number="1">
 
   <!--
       id needs to be unique across the report, preferably identical to the filename
-      (without extension).
+      (without extension). It must be a valid XML ID: it starts with a letter or
+      underscore and contains no spaces.
+
+      number is the finding number within the report.
 
       threatLevel can be Low, Moderate, Elevated, High or Extreme.
 
diff --git a/templates/pentestreport/non-finding.xml b/templates/pentestreport/non-finding.xml
index 911d7b4..4a4a726 100644
--- a/templates/pentestreport/non-finding.xml
+++ b/templates/pentestreport/non-finding.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<non-finding id="..." number="00">
+<non-finding id="unique_non_finding_id" number="00">
 
   <title>Title Case</title>