diff --git a/akka-docs/src/main/paradox/typed/cluster.md b/akka-docs/src/main/paradox/typed/cluster.md
index 531862219b..61b1423cac 100644
--- a/akka-docs/src/main/paradox/typed/cluster.md
+++ b/akka-docs/src/main/paradox/typed/cluster.md
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ The node roles are defined in the configuration property named `akka.cluster.rol
 and typically defined in the start script as a system property or environment variable.
 
 The roles are part of the membership information in `MemberEvent` that you can subscribe to. The roles
-of the own node are available from the `selfMember` and that can be used for conditionally start certain
+of the own node are available from the `selfMember` and that can be used for conditionally starting certain
 actors:
 
 Scala