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@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ There are two options to enable background tasks for Friendica:
 -	`FRIENDICA_LANG` The default language of the Friendica server.
 -	`FRIENDICA_SITENAME` The Sitename of the Friendica server.
 -	`FRIENDICA_NO_VALIDATION` If set to `true`, the URL and E-Mail validation will be disabled.
--	`FRIENDICA_DATA` Set the name of the storage provider (e.g `Filesystem` to use filesystem), default ist the DB backend.
+-	`FRIENDICA_DATA` Set the name of the storage provider (e.g `Filesystem` to use filesystem), default is the DB backend.
 -	`FRIENDICA_DATA_DIR` The data directory of the Friendica server (Default: /var/www/data).
 
 **Friendica Logging**