diff --git a/nginx-golang/README.md b/nginx-golang/README.md
index 3fff798..e58d361 100644
--- a/nginx-golang/README.md
+++ b/nginx-golang/README.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ services:
 ```
 The compose file defines an application with two services `frontend` and `backend`.
 When deploying the application, docker-compose maps port 80 of the frontend service container to the same port of the host as specified in the file.
-Make sure port 80 on the host is not already being in use.
+Make sure port 80 on the host is not already in use.
 
 ## Deploy with docker-compose