diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ On order to build the Docker image you have to type the following command:
  $ docker build --tag mbredel/thesis-template --file Dockerfile.local .
 ```
 
-Creating the image requires a working (and hopefully fast) Internet connection. It may take several minutes to download the required base-images as well as all needed dependencies. You only have to create the image once. When the image is build, you can run the Docker container by executing the following commad
+Creating the image requires a working (and hopefully fast) Internet connection. It may take several minutes to download the required base-images as well as all needed dependencies. You only have to create the image once. When the image is build, you can run the Docker container by executing the following command
 
 ```
  $ docker run --volume $(pwd):/thesis-template/ mbredel/thesis-template && docker rm $(docker ps -lq)