diff --git a/docs/kittens/hints.rst b/docs/kittens/hints.rst
index 4a83729da..db884da59 100644
--- a/docs/kittens/hints.rst
+++ b/docs/kittens/hints.rst
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ Now run kitty with::
 
     kitty -o 'map f1 kitten hints --customize-processing custom-hints.py'
 
-and when you press the :kbd:`F1` key you will be able to select a word to
+When you press the :kbd:`F1` key you will be able to select a word to
 look it up in the Google dictionary.