diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 89a5e970cfd..2a9cd31a9f3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ export let options = {
         { target: 50, duration: "1m" },
         // Hold at 50 VUs for the next 3 minutes and 30 seconds
         { target: 50, duration: "3m30s" },
-        // Linearly ramp down from 50 to 0 50 VUs over the last 30 seconds
+        // Linearly ramp down from 50 to 0 VUs over the last 30 seconds
         { target: 0, duration: "30s" }
         // Total execution time will be ~5 minutes
     ],