diff --git a/docs/concepts/services-networking/service.md b/docs/concepts/services-networking/service.md
index 990795f031..f8c7757e51 100644
--- a/docs/concepts/services-networking/service.md
+++ b/docs/concepts/services-networking/service.md
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ ensure that no two `Services` can collide.  We do that by allocating each
 `Service` its own IP address.
 
 To ensure each service receives a unique IP, an internal allocator atomically
-updates a global allocation map in etcd prior to each service. The map object
+updates a global allocation map in etcd prior to creating each service. The map object
 must exist in the registry for services to get IPs, otherwise creations will
 fail with a message indicating an IP could not be allocated. A background
 controller is responsible for creating that map (to migrate from older versions