diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1dd79868..4153db41 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Download and run rqlite like so (tested on 64-bit Kubuntu 14.04):
     go get github.com/otoolep/rqlite
     bin/rqlite ~/node.1
 
-This starts a rqlite server listening on localhost, port 4001. This single node is automatically becomes the leader. To see all available command-line options, execute:
+This starts a rqlite server listening on localhost, port 4001. This single node automatically becomes the leader. To see all available command-line options, execute:
 
     bin/rqlite -h