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@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ Other directives:
 - `LOG_LEVEL` if set to `debug` will cause debug logging to be included in log output
 - `CWTCH_PROFILE` if set to `1` will cause a memory profile to be written to `mem.prof` and all active goroutines
   written to `stdout` when `DebugInfo()` is called.
-- `CWTCH_TAILS` is set to `true` will override the Tor configuration to allow Cwtch to work in a Tail-like environment.
+- `CWTCH_TAILS` if set to `true` will override the Tor configuration to allow Cwtch to work in a Tail-like environment.
 
 ## Linux Desktop: