diff --git a/cookbook/email/dev_environment.rst b/cookbook/email/dev_environment.rst
index c9eb21433dc..c93553102e0 100644
--- a/cookbook/email/dev_environment.rst
+++ b/cookbook/email/dev_environment.rst
@@ -187,8 +187,8 @@ by adding the ``delivery_whitelist`` option:
         ));
 
 In the above example all email messages will be redirected to ``dev@example.com``,
-except messages sent to the ``admin@mydomain.com`` address or to any email
-address belonging to the domain ``specialdomain.com``, which will be delivered as normal.
+and messages sent to the ``admin@mydomain.com`` address or to any email
+address belonging to the domain ``specialdomain.com`` will be delivered as normal.
 
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