diff --git a/docs/reference/cat/shards.asciidoc b/docs/reference/cat/shards.asciidoc
index 1788c4c1dca23..9876d83ffeeca 100644
--- a/docs/reference/cat/shards.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/cat/shards.asciidoc
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ GET _cat/shards
 // CONSOLE
 // TEST[skip:there is no guarantee to test for shards in initializing state]
 
-You can the the initializing state in the response like this
+You can get the initializing state in the response like this
 
 [source,js]
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