diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/UrlValidator.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/UrlValidator.java
index 03c12c6f6..f61c3d54e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/UrlValidator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/UrlValidator.java
@@ -198,17 +198,20 @@ private static boolean isOn(final long flag, final long options) {
      */
     private final RegexValidator authorityValidator;
 
+    /**
+     * The domain validator.
+     */
     private final DomainValidator domainValidator;
 
     /**
-     * Create a UrlValidator with default properties.
+     * Constructs a new instance with default properties.
      */
     public UrlValidator() {
         this(null);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Initialize a UrlValidator with the given validation options.
+     * Constructs a new instance with the given validation options.
      * @param options The options should be set using the public constants declared in
      * this class.  To set multiple options you simply add them together.  For example,
      * ALLOW_2_SLASHES + NO_FRAGMENTS enables both of those options.
@@ -218,7 +221,7 @@ public UrlValidator(final long options) {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Initialize a UrlValidator with the given validation options.
+     * Constructs a new instance with the given validation options.
      * @param authorityValidator Regular expression validator used to validate the authority part
      * This allows the user to override the standard set of domains.
      * @param options Validation options. Set using the public constants of this class.