diff --git a/doc/lib/pgBackRestDoc/Common/DocRender.pm b/doc/lib/pgBackRestDoc/Common/DocRender.pm
index 96b651df7..2d3d93b83 100644
--- a/doc/lib/pgBackRestDoc/Common/DocRender.pm
+++ b/doc/lib/pgBackRestDoc/Common/DocRender.pm
@@ -110,7 +110,8 @@ my $oRenderTag =
         'backrest' => [undef, ''],
         'proper' => ['\textnormal{\texttt{', '}}'],
         'postgres' => ['PostgreSQL', ''],
-        'admonition' => ["\n\\begin{leftbar}\n\\textit{\\textbf{", "}\n\\end{leftbar}\n"],
+        'admonition' =>
+            ["\n\\vspace{.5em}\\begin{leftbar}\n\\begin{sloppypar}\\textit{\\textbf{", "}\\end{sloppypar}\n\\end{leftbar}\n"],
     },
 
     'html' =>
diff --git a/doc/lib/pgBackRestDoc/Latex/DocLatexSection.pm b/doc/lib/pgBackRestDoc/Latex/DocLatexSection.pm
index 6a227e011..eff1e5c82 100644
--- a/doc/lib/pgBackRestDoc/Latex/DocLatexSection.pm
+++ b/doc/lib/pgBackRestDoc/Latex/DocLatexSection.pm
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ sub sectionProcess
         # Add descriptive text
         elsif ($oChild->nameGet() eq 'p')
         {
-            $strLatex .= "\n" . $self->processText($oChild->textGet()) . "\n";
+            $strLatex .= "\n\\begin{sloppypar}" . $self->processText($oChild->textGet()) . "\\end{sloppypar}\n";
         }
         # Add option descriptive text
         elsif ($oChild->nameGet() eq 'option-description')
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ sub sectionProcess
                 confess &log(ERROR, "unable to find ${strOption} option in sections - try adding option?");
             }
 
-            $strLatex .= "\n" . $self->processText($oDescription) . "\n";
+            $strLatex .= "\n\\begin{sloppypar}" . $self->processText($oDescription) . "\\end{sloppypar}\n";
         }
         # Add cmd descriptive text
         elsif ($oChild->nameGet() eq 'cmd-description')
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ sub sectionProcess
                 confess &log(ERROR, "unable to find ${strCommand} command in sections - try adding command?");
             }
 
-            $strLatex .= "\n" . $self->processText($oDescription) . "\n";
+            $strLatex .= "\n\\begin{sloppypar}" . $self->processText($oDescription) . "\\end{sloppypar}\n";
         }
         # Add a list
         elsif ($oChild->nameGet() eq 'list')
@@ -401,9 +401,9 @@ sub sectionProcess
         # Add an admonition (e.g. NOTE, WARNING, etc)
         elsif ($oChild->nameGet() eq 'admonition')
         {
-            $strLatex .= "\n\\begin{leftbar}";
-            $strLatex .= "\n\\textit{\\textbf{" . uc($oChild->paramGet('type')) . ": }";
-            $strLatex .= $self->processText($oChild->textGet()) . "}";
+            $strLatex .= "\n\\vspace{.5em}\\begin{leftbar}";
+            $strLatex .= "\n\\begin{sloppypar}\\textit{\\textbf{" . uc($oChild->paramGet('type')) . ": }";
+            $strLatex .= $self->processText($oChild->textGet()) . "}\\end{sloppypar}";
             $strLatex .= "\n\\end{leftbar}\n";
         }
         # Check if the child can be processed by a parent