diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/administration/declarative-containers.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/administration/declarative-containers.xml
index dccc8b0cb0d8..f3f65edcec2a 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/administration/declarative-containers.xml
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/administration/declarative-containers.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ containers.database =
 
 If you run <literal>nixos-rebuild switch</literal>, the container will
 be built. If the container was already running, it will be
-updated in place, without rebooting. Container can be configured to
+updated in place, without rebooting. The container can be configured to
 start automatically by setting <literal>containers.database.autoStart = true</literal>
 in its configuration.</para>