diff --git a/docs/api_reference.rst b/docs/api_reference.rst
index 6f56e33a..b38179ae 100644
--- a/docs/api_reference.rst
+++ b/docs/api_reference.rst
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ as non-linear maps.
 
 **The abstract classes:**
 
+These classes are building blocks for concrete basis classes.
+
 .. currentmodule:: nemos.basis._basis
 
 .. autosummary::
diff --git a/docs/background/plot_01_1D_basis_function.md b/docs/background/plot_01_1D_basis_function.md
index 527f8363..265a2828 100644
--- a/docs/background/plot_01_1D_basis_function.md
+++ b/docs/background/plot_01_1D_basis_function.md
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ warnings.filterwarnings(
 
 ## Defining a 1D Basis Object
 
-We'll start by defining a 1D basis function object of the type [`EvalMSpline`](nemos.basis.EvalMSpline).
+We'll start by defining a 1D basis function object of the type [`EvalMSpline`](nemos.basis.basis.EvalMSpline).
 The hyperparameters required to initialize this class are:
 
 - The number of basis functions, which should be a positive integer.