diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 2adf5b72d..49f25b5c7 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - ./docker-db/:/var/lib/postgresql/data/:Z
       ## Use the following volume instead if you are running Docker in
-      ## emulated environments and getting permission errors
+      ## an emulated environment and getting permission errors
       # - docker-db:/var/lib/postgresql/data/:Z
 
   akkoma:
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ services:
   #     discovery.type: single-node
   #     xpack.security.enabled: false
 
-## Enable the following volume if you are running Docker in emulated
-## environments and getting permission errors
+## Enable the following volume if you are running Docker in an emulated
+## environment and getting permission errors
 # volumes:
 #   docker-db: