diff --git a/book/installation.rst b/book/installation.rst
index de8496f0610..d0417467185 100644
--- a/book/installation.rst
+++ b/book/installation.rst
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ If there are any issues, correct them now before moving on.
 
     **Note that not all web servers run as the user** ``www-data`` as in the examples
     below. Instead, check which user *your* web server is being run as and
-    use it place of ``www-data``.
+    use it in place of ``www-data``.
 
     On a UNIX system, this can be done with one of the following commands: