diff --git a/source/reference/operator/isolated.txt b/source/reference/operator/isolated.txt
index ccab621da65..f56b8863b5a 100644
--- a/source/reference/operator/isolated.txt
+++ b/source/reference/operator/isolated.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ $isolated
       db.foo.update( { field1 : 1 , $isolated : 1 }, { $inc : { field2 : 1 } } , { multi: true } )
 
    Without the :operator:`$isolated` operator, multi-updates will allow
-   other operations to interleave with this updates. If these
+   other operations to interleave with these updates. If these
    interleaved operations contain writes, the update operation may
    produce unexpected results. By specifying :operator:`$isolated` you
    can guarantee isolation for the entire multi-update.