diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__iptables_apply/files/init-script b/cdist/conf/type/__iptables_apply/files/init-script
index 196f019b..7faa2f92 100644
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__iptables_apply/files/init-script
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__iptables_apply/files/init-script
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ gothrough() {
 }
 
 # Shortcut for iptables command to do IPv4 and v6
+# only applies to the "reset" target
 iptables() {
     command iptables "$@"
     command ip6tables "$@"
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__iptables_apply/man.rst b/cdist/conf/type/__iptables_apply/man.rst
index 76e1f6bf..db0e7869 100644
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__iptables_apply/man.rst
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__iptables_apply/man.rst
@@ -10,7 +10,14 @@ DESCRIPTION
 -----------
 This cdist type deploys an init script that triggers
 the configured rules and also re-applies them on
-configuration.
+configuration. Rules are written from __iptables_rule
+into the folder ``/etc/iptables.d/``.
+
+It reads all rules from the base folder as rules for IPv4.
+Rules in the subfolder ``v6/`` are IPv6 rules. Rules in
+the subfolder ``all/`` are applied to both rule tables. All
+files contain the arguments for a single ``iptables`` and/or
+``ip6tables`` command.
 
 
 REQUIRED PARAMETERS
@@ -24,7 +31,7 @@ None
 EXAMPLES
 --------
 
-None (__iptables_apply is used by __iptables_rule)
+None (__iptables_apply is used by __iptables_rule automaticly)
 
 
 SEE ALSO
@@ -35,11 +42,13 @@ SEE ALSO
 AUTHORS
 -------
 Nico Schottelius <nico-cdist--@--schottelius.org>
+Matthias Stecher <matthiasstecher--@--gmx.de>
 
 
 COPYING
 -------
-Copyright \(C) 2013 Nico Schottelius. You can redistribute it
-and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
-published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
-License, or (at your option) any later version.
+Copyright \(C) 2013 Nico Schottelius.
+Copyright \(C) 2020 Matthias Stecher.
+You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU
+General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation,
+either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.