diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index 6ec61af..8ef38c6 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ CREATE A NEW REPOSITORY (on the server by the administrator)
 		sudo chown -R git:www-data myrepo.git
 		sudo chmod -R 775 myrepo.git
 
-	Alternative you may run the following script as sudo:
+	Alternatively you may run the following script as sudo:
 
 		sudo ./crea_repo.sh myrepo