diff --git a/docs/getting-started-guides/scratch.md b/docs/getting-started-guides/scratch.md
index a40b4ec546..e4862b3218 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started-guides/scratch.md
+++ b/docs/getting-started-guides/scratch.md
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ You will need to run one or more instances of etcd.
     by durable storage (RAID, GCE PD)
   - Alternative: run 3 or 5 etcd instances.
     - Log can be written to non-durable storage because storage is replicated.
-    - run a single apiserver which connects to one of the etc nodes.
+    - run a single apiserver which connects to one of the etcd nodes.
 
 See [cluster-troubleshooting](/docs/admin/cluster-troubleshooting) for more discussion on factors affecting cluster
 availability.