diff --git a/docs/guides/security/authentication/active_directory_authentication.md b/docs/guides/security/authentication/active_directory_authentication.md
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--- a/docs/guides/security/authentication/active_directory_authentication.md
+++ b/docs/guides/security/authentication/active_directory_authentication.md
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ If this succeeds, you have successfully configured Linux to use Active Directory
 
 ### Setting the default domain
 
-In a completely default setup, you will need to log in with your AD account by specifying the domain in your username (e.g., `john.doe@ad.company.local`). If this is not the desired behavior, and you instead want to be able to omit the domain name at authentication time, you can configure SSSD to default to a specific domain.
+In a completely default setup, you will need to log in with your AD account by specifying the domain in your username (e.g., `john.doe@ad.company.local`). If this is not the desired behavior and you instead want to be able to omit the domain name at authentication time you can configure SSSD to default to a specific domain.
 
 This is a relatively straightforward process, requiring a configuration tweak in your SSSD configuration file.