diff --git a/src/docs/user/userguide/diffusion_existing.diviner b/src/docs/user/userguide/diffusion_existing.diviner
--- a/src/docs/user/userguide/diffusion_existing.diviner
+++ b/src/docs/user/userguide/diffusion_existing.diviner
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 Once the import completes, change the "I/O Type" on the **Observe** URI to
 "No I/O" mode to automatically convert it into a hosted repository.
 
-**Push to Empty Repository**: Create an activate an empty repository, then push
+**Push to Empty Repository**: Create and activate an empty repository, then push
 all of your changes to the empty repository.
 
 In Git and Mercurial, you can do this with `git push` or `hg push`.