diff --git a/docs/apache-airflow/start.rst b/docs/apache-airflow/start.rst
index ac5817612ab2b..5ce49decd2bd4 100644
--- a/docs/apache-airflow/start.rst
+++ b/docs/apache-airflow/start.rst
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ This quick start guide will help you bootstrap an Airflow standalone instance on
    If you wish to install Airflow using those tools you should use the constraint files and convert
    them to appropriate format and workflow that your tool requires.
 
-The installation of Airflow is painless if you are following the instructions below. Airflow uses
+The installation of Airflow is painless if you follow the instructions below. Airflow uses
 constraint files to enable reproducible installation, so using ``pip`` and constraint files is recommended.
 
 .. code-block:: bash