diff --git a/man/remind.1.in b/man/remind.1.in
index c4ad91d8..9814367e 100644
--- a/man/remind.1.in
+++ b/man/remind.1.in
@@ -2232,9 +2232,6 @@ zero values are:
 \fBDATETIME\fR - '1990-01-01@00:00'
 .RE
 .PP
-Additionally, for the purpose of the IF command (but \fInot\fR the
-logical operators) the empty string "" is considered a false value.
-.PP
 .B OPERATORS
 .PP
 \fBRemind\fR has the following operators.  Operators on the same line
@@ -2256,7 +2253,7 @@ C operators.
 .PP
 .TP
 .B !
-Logical negation.  Can be applied to an \fBINT\fR type.  If the operand
+Logical negation.  Can be applied to any type.  If the operand
 is non-zero, returns zero.  Otherwise, returns 1.
 .TP
 .B \-
@@ -2361,15 +2358,12 @@ If the operands are not of the same type, == returns 0 and != returns
 .RE
 .TP
 .B &&
-This is the logical AND operator.  Neither of its operands can be
-\fBSTRING\fR type.  Returns the second operand if both operands are
-non-zero.  Otherwise, returns whichever operand is zero.
+This is the logical AND operator.  Returns the second operand if both
+operands are non-zero.  Otherwise, returns whichever operand is zero.
 .TP
 .B ||
-This is the logical OR operator.  Neither of its operands can be
-\fBSTRING\fR type.  It returns the first operand that is non-zero; if
-both operands are zero, then returns the second operand.
-
+This is the logical OR operator.  It returns the first operand that is
+non-zero; if both operands are zero, then returns the second operand.
 .PP
 .B NOTES
 .PP
diff --git a/tests/test.rem b/tests/test.rem
index 6e52d4a2..b28db466 100644
--- a/tests/test.rem
+++ b/tests/test.rem
@@ -1037,6 +1037,46 @@ REM WARN gg MSG Wookie
 REM AT 11:00 SCHED gg MSG blork
 REM OMITFUNC gg MSG hehe
 
+### Strings in logical operators
+SET logstr "" && 7
+SET logstr "foo" && 7
+SET logstr "" && ""
+SET logstr "foo" && ""
+SET logstr "" && "bar"
+SET logstr "foo" && "bar"
+SET logstr "" && '2023-02-01'
+SET logstr "foo" && '2023-02-01'
+
+SET logstr "" || 7
+SET logstr "foo" || 7
+SET logstr "" || ""
+SET logstr "foo" || ""
+SET logstr "" || "bar"
+SET logstr "foo" || "bar"
+SET logstr "" || '2023-02-01'
+SET logstr "foo" || '2023-02-01'
+
+set xyz ! 0
+set xyz ! 1
+set xyz ! 2
+
+set xyz ! date(baseyr(), 1, 1)
+set xyz ! date(baseyr(), 1, 2)
+set xyz ! '2024-01-01'
+
+set xyz ! datetime(baseyr(), 1, 1, 00:00)
+set xyz ! datetime(baseyr(), 1, 1, 00:01)
+set xyz ! datetime(baseyr(), 1, 2, 12:30)
+set xyz ! '2024-01-01@11:47'
+
+set xyz ! 00:00
+set xyz ! 00:01
+set xyz ! 23:59
+
+set xyz ! ""
+set xyz ! "foo"
+set xyz ! "0"
+
 # Don't want Remind to queue reminders
 EXIT