diff --git a/admin_manual/maintenance/upgrade.rst b/admin_manual/maintenance/upgrade.rst
index 4fa99748e..04a8d0104 100644
--- a/admin_manual/maintenance/upgrade.rst
+++ b/admin_manual/maintenance/upgrade.rst
@@ -150,7 +150,12 @@ If the upgrade fails, then you must try a manual upgrade.
 Manual Upgrade Procedure
 ------------------------
 
-Start by putting your server in maintenance mode. This prevents new logins, 
+If you are upgrading to a major release, for example from 7.0.5 to 
+8.0, you must review all third party applications (not core apps), for  
+compatibility with your new ownCloud version. Then disable all of them 
+before starting the upgrade.
+
+Next putting your server in maintenance mode. This prevents new logins, 
 locks the sessions of logged-in users, and displays a status screen so users 
 know what is happening. There are two ways to do this, and the preferred method 
 is to use the ``occ`` command, which you must run as your HTTP user. This example
@@ -163,19 +168,15 @@ Please see :doc:`../configuration_server/occ_command` to learn more about ``occ`
 The other way is by entering your ``config.php`` file and changing 
 ``'maintenance' => false,`` to ``'maintenance' => true,``. 
 
-1. If you are upgrading to a major release, for example from 7.0.5 to 
-   8.0, you must review all third party applications (not core apps), for  
-   compatibility with your new ownCloud version. Then disable all of them 
-   before starting the upgrade.
-2. Back up your existing ownCloud Server database, data directory, and 
+1. Back up your existing ownCloud Server database, data directory, and 
    ``config.php`` file. (See :doc:`backup`.)
-3. Download and unpack the latest ownCloud Server release (Archive file) from 
+2. Download and unpack the latest ownCloud Server release (Archive file) from 
    `owncloud.org/install/ 
    <https://owncloud.org/install/>`_ into an empty directory outside 
    of your current installation. For example, if your current ownCloud is 
    installed in ``/var/www/owncloud/`` you could create a new directory called
    ``/var/www/owncloud2/``
-4. Stop your web server.
+3. Stop your web server.
 
 Apache 2 is the recommended server for ownCloud (see :doc:`../release_notes` 
 for recommended setups and supported platforms.)
@@ -195,22 +196,22 @@ for recommended setups and supported platforms.)
   | openSUSE 12.3 and up  | ``systemctl stop apache2``              |
   +-----------------------+-----------------------------------------+
 
-5. Rename or move your current ownCloud directory (named ``owncloud/`` if 
+4. Rename or move your current ownCloud directory (named ``owncloud/`` if 
    installed using defaults) to another location.
 
-6. Unpack your new tarball::
+5. Unpack your new tarball::
 
     tar xjf owncloud-latest.tar.bz2
     
-7. This creates a new ``owncloud/`` directory populated with your new server 
+6. This creates a new ``owncloud/`` directory populated with your new server 
    files. Copy this directory and its contents to the original location of your 
    old server, for example ``/var/www/``, so that once again you have 
    ``/var/www/owncloud`` .
 
-8. Copy and paste the ``config.php`` file from your old version of 
+7. Copy and paste the ``config.php`` file from your old version of 
    ownCloud to your new ownCloud version.
 
-9. If you keep your ``data/`` directory in your ``owncloud/`` directory, copy 
+8. If you keep your ``data/`` directory in your ``owncloud/`` directory, copy 
    it from your old version of ownCloud to the ``owncloud/`` directory of 
    your new ownCloud version. If you keep it outside of ``owncloud/`` then 
    you don't have to do anything with it, because its location is configured in 
@@ -219,7 +220,7 @@ for recommended setups and supported platforms.)
 .. note:: We recommend storing your ``data/`` directory in a location other 
    than your ``owncloud/`` directory.
 
-10. Restart your web server.
+9. Restart your web server.
 
   +-----------------------+-----------------------------------------+
   | Operating System      | Command (as root)                       |
@@ -236,7 +237,7 @@ for recommended setups and supported platforms.)
   | openSUSE 12.3 and up  | ``systemctl start apache2``             |
   +-----------------------+-----------------------------------------+
 
-11. Now you should be able to open a Web browser to your ownCloud server and 
+10. Now you should be able to open a Web browser to your ownCloud server and 
     log in as usual. You have a couple more steps to go: You should see a 
     **Start Update** screen, just like in the **Upgrading With Your Linux 
     Package Manager** section, above. Review the prerequisites, and if you have 
@@ -251,7 +252,7 @@ for recommended setups and supported platforms.)
    .. note:: The ``occ`` command does not download ownCloud updates. You must first download
       and install the updated code (steps 1-3), and then ``occ`` performs the final upgrade steps.  
      
-13. The upgrade operation takes a few minutes, depending on the size of your 
+11. The upgrade operation takes a few minutes, depending on the size of your 
     installation. When it is finished you will see a success message, or an 
     error message that will tell where it went wrong.