diff --git a/docs/walkthrough.md b/docs/walkthrough.md
index be4a643f1..30120a5f3 100644
--- a/docs/walkthrough.md
+++ b/docs/walkthrough.md
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ credentials to be used in the provisioning process.
 To establish the credentials, run the following gcloud CLI command in Cloud Shell:
 
 ```bash
-gcloud auth application-default login --project-id <walkthrough-project-id/>
+gcloud auth application-default login --project <walkthrough-project-id/>
 ```
 
 and follow instructions. **Note:** you may be asked to authenticate by opening a
diff --git a/provisioning/sandboxctl b/provisioning/sandboxctl
index d944f2ef4..5546b50d3 100755
--- a/provisioning/sandboxctl
+++ b/provisioning/sandboxctl
@@ -429,7 +429,6 @@ prepare_terraform_state() {
   fi
 }
 
-does_
 does_terraform_state_exist() {
   TF_BUCKET_NAME="${PROJECT_ID}-cloud-ops-sandbox-tf-state"
   local STATE_OBJ_URI