diff --git a/gnucash/report/html-utilities.scm b/gnucash/report/html-utilities.scm
index a801111e10f..d5bda78a315 100644
--- a/gnucash/report/html-utilities.scm
+++ b/gnucash/report/html-utilities.scm
@@ -228,13 +228,10 @@
 
 
 (define (gnc:html-make-generic-simple-warning report-title-string message)
-  (let ((p (gnc:make-html-text)))
-    (gnc:html-text-append!
-     p
-     (gnc:html-markup-h2 (string-append report-title-string ":"))
-     (gnc:html-markup-h2 "")
-     (gnc:html-markup-p message))
-    p))
+  (gnc:make-html-text
+   (gnc:html-markup-h3 (string-append report-title-string ":"))
+   (gnc:html-markup-h3 "")
+   (gnc:html-markup-p message)))
 
 
 (define (gnc:html-make-options-link report-id)
@@ -301,14 +298,11 @@
 (define (gnc:html-make-generic-warning
          report-title-string report-id
          warning-title-string warning-string)
-  (let ((p (gnc:make-html-text)))
-   (gnc:html-text-append!
-    p
-    (gnc:html-markup-h2 (string-append (G_ report-title-string) ":"))
-    (gnc:html-markup-h2 warning-title-string)
-    (gnc:html-markup-p warning-string)
-    (gnc:html-make-options-link report-id))
-   p))
+  (gnc:make-html-text
+   (gnc:html-markup-h3 (string-append (G_ report-title-string) ":"))
+   (gnc:html-markup-h3 warning-title-string)
+   (gnc:html-markup-p warning-string)
+   (gnc:html-make-options-link report-id)))
 
 (define (gnc:html-make-generic-options-warning
          report-title-string report-id)
diff --git a/gnucash/report/reports/example/welcome-to-gnucash.scm b/gnucash/report/reports/example/welcome-to-gnucash.scm
index 6675312ae58..80a2e076876 100644
--- a/gnucash/report/reports/example/welcome-to-gnucash.scm
+++ b/gnucash/report/reports/example/welcome-to-gnucash.scm
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     (gnc:html-document-add-object!
      doc
      (gnc:make-html-text
-      (gnc:html-markup-h2
+      (gnc:html-markup-h3
        (format #f (G_ "Welcome to GnuCash ~a !")
                gnc:version))
       (gnc:html-markup-p
diff --git a/gnucash/report/reports/standard/new-owner-report.scm b/gnucash/report/reports/standard/new-owner-report.scm
index 8e0cbcad339..b64c4b02be8 100644
--- a/gnucash/report/reports/standard/new-owner-report.scm
+++ b/gnucash/report/reports/standard/new-owner-report.scm
@@ -1079,7 +1079,7 @@ invoices and amounts.")))))
           (gnc:html-document-add-object!
            document
            (gnc:make-html-text
-            (gnc:html-markup-h2 (G_ "No transactions found."))
+            (gnc:html-markup-h3 (G_ "No transactions found."))
             (gnc:html-markup-p (G_ "No matching transactions found"))
             (gnc:html-make-options-link (gnc:report-id report-obj)))))
 
diff --git a/gnucash/report/reports/standard/price-scatter.scm b/gnucash/report/reports/standard/price-scatter.scm
index a10e7f13055..787bd1333f3 100644
--- a/gnucash/report/reports/standard/price-scatter.scm
+++ b/gnucash/report/reports/standard/price-scatter.scm
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@
       (gnc:html-document-add-object! 
        document 
        (gnc:make-html-text 
-        (gnc:html-markup-h2 title)
+        (gnc:html-markup-h3 title)
         (gnc:html-markup-p text))))
 
     (gnc:html-chart-set-type! chart 'line)