diff --git a/src/Core/InstanceConfigTrait.php b/src/Core/InstanceConfigTrait.php
index 6e3ba2a00ea..ec1192af463 100644
--- a/src/Core/InstanceConfigTrait.php
+++ b/src/Core/InstanceConfigTrait.php
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ trait InstanceConfigTrait {
  *
  * @param string|array|null $key The key to get/set, or a complete array of configs.
  * @param mixed|null $value The value to set.
- * @param bool $merge Whether to merge or overwrite existing config defaults to true.
+ * @param bool $merge Whether to merge or overwrite existing config, defaults to true.
  * @return mixed Config value being read, or the object itself on write operations.
  * @throws \Cake\Error\Exception When trying to set a key that is invalid.
  */