diff --git a/docs/reference/commandline/cli.md b/docs/reference/commandline/cli.md
index ce9da411b0..cf4bbc6801 100644
--- a/docs/reference/commandline/cli.md
+++ b/docs/reference/commandline/cli.md
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ By default, the Docker command line stores its configuration files in a
 directory called `.docker` within your `$HOME` directory.
 
 Docker manages most of the files in the configuration directory
-and you should not modify them. However, you *can* modify the
+and you should not modify them. However, you can modify the
 `config.json` file to control certain aspects of how the `docker`
 command behaves.