diff --git a/api/internal/target/kusttarget.go b/api/internal/target/kusttarget.go
index a020eb32a..f99cd0f3b 100644
--- a/api/internal/target/kusttarget.go
+++ b/api/internal/target/kusttarget.go
@@ -325,7 +325,8 @@ func (kt *KustTarget) configureBuiltinPlugin(
 	}
 	err = p.Config(resmap.NewPluginHelpers(kt.ldr, kt.validator, kt.rFactory), y)
 	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrapf(err, "builtin %s config: %v", bpt, y)
+		return errors.Wrapf(
+			err, "trouble configuring builtin %s with config: `\n%s`", bpt, string(y))
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/cmd/config/internal/generateddocs/api/docs.go b/cmd/config/internal/generateddocs/api/docs.go
index b7a3a512d..70d8b2bf8 100644
--- a/cmd/config/internal/generateddocs/api/docs.go
+++ b/cmd/config/internal/generateddocs/api/docs.go
@@ -308,8 +308,7 @@ An example using ` + "`" + `v1/List` + "`" + ` as input:
 	apiVersion: v1
 	kind: List
 	items:
-	  spec:
-	   - apiVersion: foo-corp.com/v1
+	  - apiVersion: foo-corp.com/v1
 	    kind: FulfillmentCenter
 	    metadata:
 	      name: staging