diff --git a/docs/src/cdist-stages.rst b/docs/src/cdist-stages.rst
index 751ba9c7..d12bd142 100644
--- a/docs/src/cdist-stages.rst
+++ b/docs/src/cdist-stages.rst
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ manifests and types.
 Stage 2: run the initial manifest
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 The initial manifest, which should be used for mappings of hosts to types,
-is executed. This stage creates objects in a cconfig database that contains
+is executed. This stage creates objects in a config database that contains
 the objects as defined in the manifest for the specific host. In this stage,
 no conflicts may occur, i.e. no object of the same type with the same id may
 be created, if it has different parameters.