diff --git a/doc/source/configuration.rst b/doc/source/configuration.rst
index 2c3d233a0..2273c599f 100644
--- a/doc/source/configuration.rst
+++ b/doc/source/configuration.rst
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ reseller_prefix                  AUTH\_                                Prefix us
 Service polling authentication
 ==============================
 
-The following options must be placed into a [service_credentials] sections
+The following options must be placed under a [service_credentials] section
 and will be used by Ceilometer to retrieve information from OpenStack
 components.