diff --git a/docs/reference/cat/shards.asciidoc b/docs/reference/cat/shards.asciidoc
index 36062689c18a4..0a454dc3e6d19 100644
--- a/docs/reference/cat/shards.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/cat/shards.asciidoc
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ 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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