diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/resources/reference.conf b/akka-actor/src/main/resources/reference.conf
index 8240aee4d7..e1a603c971 100644
--- a/akka-actor/src/main/resources/reference.conf
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/resources/reference.conf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Akka Actor Reference Config File #
 ####################################
 
-# This the reference config file has all the default settings.
+# This is the reference config file that contains all the default settings.
 # Make your edits/overrides in your application.conf.
 
 akka {
diff --git a/akka-agent/src/main/resources/reference.conf b/akka-agent/src/main/resources/reference.conf
index 2c3b121ba7..cf57b869de 100644
--- a/akka-agent/src/main/resources/reference.conf
+++ b/akka-agent/src/main/resources/reference.conf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Akka Agent Reference Config File #
 ####################################
 
-# This the reference config file has all the default settings.
+# This is the reference config file that contains all the default settings.
 # Make your edits/overrides in your application.conf.
 
 akka {
diff --git a/akka-cluster/src/main/resources/reference.conf b/akka-cluster/src/main/resources/reference.conf
index e097d34f3e..3142d548b5 100644
--- a/akka-cluster/src/main/resources/reference.conf
+++ b/akka-cluster/src/main/resources/reference.conf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Akka Cluster Reference Config File #
 ######################################
 
-# This the reference config file has all the default settings.
+# This is the reference config file that contains all the default settings.
 # Make your edits/overrides in your application.conf.
 
 akka {
diff --git a/akka-durable-mailboxes/akka-beanstalk-mailbox/src/main/resources/reference.conf b/akka-durable-mailboxes/akka-beanstalk-mailbox/src/main/resources/reference.conf
index 82beeeddd8..6ec98a2114 100644
--- a/akka-durable-mailboxes/akka-beanstalk-mailbox/src/main/resources/reference.conf
+++ b/akka-durable-mailboxes/akka-beanstalk-mailbox/src/main/resources/reference.conf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Akka Beanstalk Mailboxes Reference Config File #
 ##################################################
 
-# This the reference config file has all the default settings.
+# This is the reference config file that contains all the default settings.
 # Make your edits/overrides in your application.conf.
 
 akka {
diff --git a/akka-durable-mailboxes/akka-file-mailbox/src/main/resources/reference.conf b/akka-durable-mailboxes/akka-file-mailbox/src/main/resources/reference.conf
index 93ee52fcc7..9e7069f296 100644
--- a/akka-durable-mailboxes/akka-file-mailbox/src/main/resources/reference.conf
+++ b/akka-durable-mailboxes/akka-file-mailbox/src/main/resources/reference.conf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Akka File Mailboxes Reference Config File #
 #############################################
 
-# This the reference config file has all the default settings.
+# This is the reference config file that contains all the default settings.
 # Make your edits/overrides in your application.conf.
 
 akka {
diff --git a/akka-durable-mailboxes/akka-mongo-mailbox/src/main/resources/reference.conf b/akka-durable-mailboxes/akka-mongo-mailbox/src/main/resources/reference.conf
index ad73037960..e4eb631727 100644
--- a/akka-durable-mailboxes/akka-mongo-mailbox/src/main/resources/reference.conf
+++ b/akka-durable-mailboxes/akka-mongo-mailbox/src/main/resources/reference.conf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Akka MongoDB Mailboxes Reference Config File #
 ################################################
 
-# This the reference config file has all the default settings.
+# This is the reference config file that contains all the default settings.
 # Make your edits/overrides in your application.conf.
 
 akka {
diff --git a/akka-durable-mailboxes/akka-redis-mailbox/src/main/resources/reference.conf b/akka-durable-mailboxes/akka-redis-mailbox/src/main/resources/reference.conf
index 7b12dc24b2..93c11a2975 100644
--- a/akka-durable-mailboxes/akka-redis-mailbox/src/main/resources/reference.conf
+++ b/akka-durable-mailboxes/akka-redis-mailbox/src/main/resources/reference.conf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Akka Redis Mailboxes Reference Config File #
 ##############################################
 
-# This the reference config file has all the default settings.
+# This is the reference config file that contains all the default settings.
 # Make your edits/overrides in your application.conf.
 
 akka {
diff --git a/akka-durable-mailboxes/akka-zookeeper-mailbox/src/main/resources/reference.conf b/akka-durable-mailboxes/akka-zookeeper-mailbox/src/main/resources/reference.conf
index 3dfea7a944..4f9a47b084 100644
--- a/akka-durable-mailboxes/akka-zookeeper-mailbox/src/main/resources/reference.conf
+++ b/akka-durable-mailboxes/akka-zookeeper-mailbox/src/main/resources/reference.conf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Akka ZooKepper Mailboxes Reference Config File #
 ##################################################
 
-# This the reference config file has all the default settings.
+# This is the reference config file that contains all the default settings.
 # Make your edits/overrides in your application.conf.
 
 akka {
diff --git a/akka-remote/src/main/resources/reference.conf b/akka-remote/src/main/resources/reference.conf
index 8ec036db0e..3d7a6050d0 100644
--- a/akka-remote/src/main/resources/reference.conf
+++ b/akka-remote/src/main/resources/reference.conf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Akka Remote Reference Config File #
 #####################################
 
-# This the reference config file has all the default settings.
+# This is the reference config file that contains all the default settings.
 # Make your edits/overrides in your application.conf.
 
 # comments above akka.actor settings left out where they are already in akka-
diff --git a/akka-testkit/src/main/resources/reference.conf b/akka-testkit/src/main/resources/reference.conf
index 5e70df9403..17da88c22e 100644
--- a/akka-testkit/src/main/resources/reference.conf
+++ b/akka-testkit/src/main/resources/reference.conf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Akka Testkit Reference Config File #
 ######################################
 
-# This the reference config file has all the default settings.
+# This is the reference config file that contains all the default settings.
 # Make your edits/overrides in your application.conf.
 
 akka {
diff --git a/akka-transactor/src/main/resources/reference.conf b/akka-transactor/src/main/resources/reference.conf
index d91a50db33..d1216bd73e 100644
--- a/akka-transactor/src/main/resources/reference.conf
+++ b/akka-transactor/src/main/resources/reference.conf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Akka Transactor Reference Config File #
 #########################################
 
-# This the reference config file has all the default settings.
+# This is the reference config file that contains all the default settings.
 # Make your edits/overrides in your application.conf.
 
 akka {
diff --git a/akka-zeromq/src/main/resources/reference.conf b/akka-zeromq/src/main/resources/reference.conf
index b94a442c78..ed52dc84e1 100644
--- a/akka-zeromq/src/main/resources/reference.conf
+++ b/akka-zeromq/src/main/resources/reference.conf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Akka ZeroMQ Reference Config File #
 #####################################
 
-# This the reference config file has all the default settings.
+# This is the reference config file that contains all the default settings.
 # Make your edits/overrides in your application.conf.
 
 akka {