diff --git a/doc/man/man5/slapo-chain.5 b/doc/man/man5/slapo-chain.5
index 94351d642c3e7546ddacf3239c0275061b967162..f3ab4c4718ff9a8c0f934d71198b7859f928d190 100644
--- a/doc/man/man5/slapo-chain.5
+++ b/doc/man/man5/slapo-chain.5
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ If not present, the referral itself is parsed, and the protocol/host/port
 portions are used to establish a connection.
 
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-Directives for configuring the underlying ldap database mmay also 
+Directives for configuring the underlying ldap database may also 
 be required, as shown here:
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 .RS