diff --git a/modules/ROOT/pages/deployment/services/env-vars-special-scope.adoc b/modules/ROOT/pages/deployment/services/env-vars-special-scope.adoc
index f3503b420..6a6a1d4a5 100644
--- a/modules/ROOT/pages/deployment/services/env-vars-special-scope.adoc
+++ b/modules/ROOT/pages/deployment/services/env-vars-special-scope.adoc
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 // there is only an adoc table to include but no yaml file. this is only when using special scope envvars.
 :no_yaml: true
 
-:description: Some environment variables have an extended or global scope. Variables with extended scope do not directly configure services but functions underneath. Variables with a global scope can configure more than one service.
+:description: Some environment variables have an extended or global scope. Variables with extended scope do not directly configure services but function underneath. Variables with a global scope can configure more than one service.
 
 == Introduction