diff --git a/source/reference/command/getLastError.txt b/source/reference/command/getLastError.txt
index f07c4e0f765..d11d955c586 100644
--- a/source/reference/command/getLastError.txt
+++ b/source/reference/command/getLastError.txt
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ subset of the fields listed below.
    For a remove operation, the number of matched documents will equal
    the number removed.
 
-   For an update operation, if the update operation results in no
+   For an update operation, if the operation results in no
    change to the document, such as setting the value of the field to
    its current value, the number of matched documents may be smaller
    than the number of documents actually modified. If the update