diff --git a/docs/usage/getting-started/private-packages.md b/docs/usage/getting-started/private-packages.md
index 0e6eb2f0dbca413e8277ad8c136f2b02f2144dae..4eda2aaf0a2ce8650e5e83d0aeceacfca1ba319a 100644
--- a/docs/usage/getting-started/private-packages.md
+++ b/docs/usage/getting-started/private-packages.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ However if you do still use them, private modules should work if you configure `
 It is strongly recommended not to use private modules on a private registry and a warning will be logged if that is found.
 Credentials stored on disk (e.g. in `~/.npmrc`) are no longer supported.
 
-The recommended way of using local presets is to configure then using "local" presets, e.g. `"extends": ["local>myorg/renovate-config"]`, and ensure that the platform token has access to that repo.
+The recommended way of using local presets is to configure them using "local" presets, e.g. `"extends": ["local>myorg/renovate-config"]`, and ensure that the platform token has access to that repo.
 
 It's not recommended that you use a private repository to host your config while then extending it from a public repository.
 If your preset doesn't have secrets then you should make it public, while if it does have secrets then it's better to split your preset between a public one which all repos extend, and a private one with secrets which only other private repos extend.