diff --git a/docs/concepts/containers/images.md b/docs/concepts/containers/images.md
index 91c42acbd3..9c9221ada8 100644
--- a/docs/concepts/containers/images.md
+++ b/docs/concepts/containers/images.md
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ with credentials for Google Container Registry.  You cannot use this approach.
 will not work reliably on GCE, and any other cloud provider that does automatic
 node replacement.
 
-Be default, the kubelet will try to pull each image from the specified registry.
+By default, the kubelet will try to pull each image from the specified registry.
 However, if the `imagePullPolicy` property of the container is set to `IfNotPresent` or `Never`,
 then a local image is used (preferentially or exclusively, respectively).