diff --git a/docs/source/operators/security.rst b/docs/source/operators/security.rst
index 7a304f392..ecab114bc 100644
--- a/docs/source/operators/security.rst
+++ b/docs/source/operators/security.rst
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ you can set a password for your server.
 :command:`jupyter server password` will prompt you for a password,
 and store the hashed password in your :file:`jupyter_server_config.json`.
 
-It is possible disable authentication altogether by setting the token and password to empty strings,
+It is possible to disable authentication altogether by setting the token and password to empty strings,
 but this is **NOT RECOMMENDED**, unless authentication or access restrictions are handled at a different layer in your web application:
 
 .. sourcecode:: python