diff --git a/guides/source/configuring.md b/guides/source/configuring.md
index a4f3882124..ae70b06996 100644
--- a/guides/source/configuring.md
+++ b/guides/source/configuring.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Configuring Rails Components
 
 In general, the work of configuring Rails means configuring the components of Rails, as well as configuring Rails itself. The configuration file `config/application.rb` and environment-specific configuration files (such as `config/environments/production.rb`) allow you to specify the various settings that you want to pass down to all of the components.
 
-For example, the `config/application.rb` file includes this setting:
+For example, you could add this setting to `config/application.rb` file:
 
 ```ruby
 config.time_zone = 'Central Time (US & Canada)'