diff --git a/docs/reference/commandline/pull.md b/docs/reference/commandline/pull.md
index 40cc99ff7d13..ba5f2af3421c 100644
--- a/docs/reference/commandline/pull.md
+++ b/docs/reference/commandline/pull.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ use `docker pull`.
 ### Proxy configuration
 
 If you are behind an HTTP proxy server, for example in corporate settings,
-before open a connect to registry, you may need to configure the Docker
+then before opening a connection to a registry, you may need to configure the Docker
 daemon's proxy settings, using the `HTTP_PROXY`, `HTTPS_PROXY`, and `NO_PROXY`
 environment variables. To set these environment variables on a host using
 `systemd`, refer to the [control and configure Docker with systemd](https://docs.docker.com/config/daemon/systemd/#httphttps-proxy)