diff --git a/http/handler.go b/http/handler.go
index 2fe22d26d..3c5033dda 100644
--- a/http/handler.go
+++ b/http/handler.go
@@ -340,13 +340,13 @@ func newRouter(handler *Handler) *mux.Router {
 	router.HandleFunc("/schema", handler.handleGetSchema).Methods("GET").Name("GetSchema")
 	router.HandleFunc("/schema", handler.handlePostSchema).Methods("POST").Name("PostSchema")
 	router.HandleFunc("/status", handler.handleGetStatus).Methods("GET").Name("GetStatus")
-	router.HandleFunc("/version", handler.handleGetVersion).Methods("GET").Name("GetVersion")
-	router.HandleFunc("/transactions", handler.handleGetTransactions).Methods("GET").Name("GetTransactions")
-	router.HandleFunc("/transaction/{id}", handler.handleGetTransaction).Methods("GET").Name("GetTransaction")
-	router.HandleFunc("/transaction/", handler.handlePostTransaction).Methods("POST").Name("PostTransaction")
 	router.HandleFunc("/transaction", handler.handlePostTransaction).Methods("POST").Name("PostTransaction")
+	router.HandleFunc("/transaction/", handler.handlePostTransaction).Methods("POST").Name("PostTransaction")
+	router.HandleFunc("/transaction/{id}", handler.handleGetTransaction).Methods("GET").Name("GetTransaction")
 	router.HandleFunc("/transaction/{id}", handler.handlePostTransaction).Methods("POST").Name("PostTransaction")
 	router.HandleFunc("/transaction/{id}/finish", handler.handlePostFinishTransaction).Methods("POST").Name("PostFinishTransaction")
+	router.HandleFunc("/transactions", handler.handleGetTransactions).Methods("GET").Name("GetTransactions")
+	router.HandleFunc("/version", handler.handleGetVersion).Methods("GET").Name("GetVersion")
 
 	// /internal endpoints are for internal use only; they may change at any time.
 	// DO NOT rely on these for external applications!
diff --git a/transaction.md b/transaction.md
index 86c2c54dc..f8f7f5723 100644
--- a/transaction.md
+++ b/transaction.md
@@ -200,10 +200,11 @@ And body like:
 }
 ```
 
-You may choose any timeout you like, though it's better to err on the
-longer side of how long you expect the backup to take. You explicitly
-finish the transaction once you're done, so the timeout exists solely
-for cleanup in the case of failures.
+You MUST specify a timeout. You may choose any timeout you like,
+though it's better to err on the longer side of how long you expect
+the backup to take. You explicitly finish the transaction once you're
+done, so the timeout exists solely for cleanup in the case of
+failures.
 
 This will return a JSON "transaction response" object.
 ```
@@ -245,3 +246,11 @@ with headers:
 Accept: application/json
 ```
 
+Finishing the transaction removes it from the transaction store
+completely. A 200 response indicates that this was completed
+successfully. The "finish" request will also return a Transaction
+response object which contains the transaction as it looked at the
+time of its removal. Notably, if the transaction was active, it will
+contain `active: true` though it does not exist any more and cannot be
+used.
+