diff --git a/docs/developer-docs/configuration.md b/docs/developer-docs/configuration.md
index a0aa89775..eee16df61 100644
--- a/docs/developer-docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/developer-docs/configuration.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ When mermaid starts configuration is extracted to a configuration to be used for
 
 * The default configuration
 * Overrides on the site level, set is set by the initialize call and will  be applied for all diagrams in the site/app. The term for this is the **siteConfig**.
-* Directives - diagram authors can update select configuration parameters directly int he diagram code via directives and these are applied to the render config.
+* Directives - diagram authors can update select configuration parameters directly int they diagram code via directives and these are applied to the render config.
 
 **The render config** is configuration that is used when rendering by applying these configurations.