diff --git a/README b/README
index 7a8f66e..0e22850 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ For a working system, certain configuration options need to be enabled:
 		that don't require any kind of tracing or debugging
 		capabilities, this options allows to disable it.
 
-		The monitor utility should be place in the main package
+		The monitor utility should be placed in the main package
 		along with the daemons. It is universally useful.
 
 	--disable-client