diff --git a/docs/configuration_file_basics.xml b/docs/configuration_file_basics.xml
index 03b2e4c2c..2869d3f7c 100644
--- a/docs/configuration_file_basics.xml
+++ b/docs/configuration_file_basics.xml
@@ -610,8 +610,8 @@ SHELL cat /etc/shorewall/rules.d/*.rules</programlisting></para>
     <title>Using Shell Variables</title>
 
     <para>You may use the <filename>/etc/shorewall/params</filename> file to
-    set shell variables that you can then use in some of the other
-    configuration files.</para>
+    set shell variables that you can then use in the other configuration
+    files.</para>
 
     <para>It is suggested that variable names begin with an upper case letter
     to distinguish them from variables used internally within the Shorewall