diff --git a/ICON-NWP/bacy.md b/ICON-NWP/bacy.md
index 2a60d3486009e9e3642458b509cf5e243c3c40a7..78173768cf727d6a3110d678d123a55354def18d 100644
--- a/ICON-NWP/bacy.md
+++ b/ICON-NWP/bacy.md
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-bacy (short for ***ba***sic ***cy***cling) is a collection of scripts that run assimilation
+bacy (short for **ba**sic **cy**cling) is a collection of scripts that run assimilation
 cycles with ICON. It is modular in structure with each module performing steps
 like computing the dynamical model evolution (more), data assimilation (core),
-surface, snow and sea surface analysis. 
+surface, snow and sea surface analysis.
+
 
 # BACY_1.0
 
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ git clone git@gitlab.dkrz.de:dace/dace_bacy.git <my_bacy_name>
 cd <my_bacy_name>/modules
 ./copy_defaults.sh
 ~~~
+If you want to get access to the DKRZ-gitlab, someone at DWD or DKRZ needs to approve, maybe Martin Weissmann or Stefano Serafin can help you.
 
 ## How to use BACY_1.0? (Overview)
 
@@ -38,7 +40,7 @@ cannot be run. Otherwise, the module can start its work and it uses its working
 directory `run`.
 
 The behaviour of a module can be controlled via its INPUT ARGUMENTS during the
-<module> script call and via its PARAMETERS defined in the configuration file
+`<module>` script call and via its PARAMETERS defined in the configuration file
 `<module>_conf.sh`. Parametes which are needed by more than one module are
 outsourced to the COMMON configuration file `common/bacy_conf.sh`.
 
@@ -55,8 +57,8 @@ prep_<module> [-h] [-d] arg1 ... argn
 save_<module> [-h] [-d] arg1 ... argn
 ~~~
 
-The option [-h] gives you an explanation of the usage of the script and the
-option [-d] calls the script in a dry-run, meaning that no jobs will be
+The option `[-h]` gives you an explanation of the usage of the script and the
+option `[-d]` calls the script in a dry-run, meaning that no jobs will be
 submitted.
 
 ### A cycle
@@ -72,7 +74,7 @@ In summary: to start an experiment, the following steps are necessary.
     prep_cycle [-h]      arg1 ... argn
     cycle      [-h] [-d] arg1 ... argn
 
-For the options [-h] and [-d] see the explanations above.
+For the options `[-h]` and `[-d]` see the explanations above.
 
 ### Default files
 
@@ -93,7 +95,7 @@ people can push to `bacy-dev` to keep this branch away from accidental or not
 quality proven commits.
 
 If you want to contribute to a NEW FEATURE for BACY_1.0, first of all create a
-new branch <project>-<feature>-<team>, which you can setup as `remote`
+new branch `<project>-<feature>-<team>`, which you can setup as `remote`
 to share results inside your team.
 
 During your development it is IMPORTANT to regularly pull from the `bacy-dev`