diff --git a/alerts.c b/alerts.c
index 6696369f..a489d444 100644
--- a/alerts.c
+++ b/alerts.c
@@ -285,8 +285,7 @@ alerts_check_silence(struct window *w)
 
 		if (options_get_number(s->options, "bell-on-alert"))
 			alerts_ring_bell(s);
-
-		if (!options_get_number(s->options, "visual-silence"))
+		if (options_get_number(s->options, "visual-silence"))
 			alerts_set_message(s, "Silence in window %d", wl->idx);
 	}
 
diff --git a/tmux.1 b/tmux.1
index d5d4a995..693e66c4 100644
--- a/tmux.1
+++ b/tmux.1
@@ -2870,8 +2870,8 @@ command).
 .It Ic user-keys[] Ar key
 Set list of user-defined key escape sequences.
 Each item is associated with a key named
-.Ql User0,
-.Ql User1,
+.Ql User0 ,
+.Ql User1 ,
 and so on.
 .Pp
 For example: