diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/advanced-networking/chapter.xml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/advanced-networking/chapter.xml
index 85bca56d28..ad7c83fb8a 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/advanced-networking/chapter.xml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/advanced-networking/chapter.xml
@@ -1155,7 +1155,7 @@ wlan0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
 	  <sect5>
 	    <title>Static <acronym>IP</acronym> Address</title>
 
-	    <para>In an <acronym>IP</acronym> address cannot be
+	    <para>If an <acronym>IP</acronym> address cannot be
 	      obtained from a <acronym>DHCP</acronym> server, set a
 	      fixed <acronym>IP</acronym> address.  Replace the
 	      <literal>DHCP</literal> keyword shown above with the