diff --git a/config/fail2ban.conf b/config/fail2ban.conf
index 5fc77759..1a22a9e8 100644
--- a/config/fail2ban.conf
+++ b/config/fail2ban.conf
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ pidfile = /var/run/fail2ban/fail2ban.pid
 # Options: dbfile
 # Notes.: Set the file for the fail2ban persistent data to be stored.
 #         A value of ":memory:" means database is only stored in memory 
-#         and data is lost once fail2ban is stops.
+#         and data is lost when fail2ban is stopped.
 #         A value of "None" disables the database.
 # Values: [ None :memory: FILE ] Default: /var/lib/fail2ban/fail2ban.sqlite3
 dbfile = /var/lib/fail2ban/fail2ban.sqlite3