diff --git a/doc/automatic.rst b/doc/automatic.rst
index fc3a1ccc28..d342c95738 100644
--- a/doc/automatic.rst
+++ b/doc/automatic.rst
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ Choosing how the results should be reported.
 ``send_error_messages``
     boolean, default: False
 
-    Invokes emitters when an errors occurs
+    Invokes emitters when an error occurs.
 
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 ``[command]`` section