diff --git a/examples/auth/README.md b/examples/auth/README.md
index f9fdda3e..0bd068e2 100644
--- a/examples/auth/README.md
+++ b/examples/auth/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Route dependencies for endpoints can enable through the `STAC_FASTAPI_ROUTE_DEPE
 environment variable as a path to a JSON file or a JSON string.
 
 ***NOTE: default dependencies***
-`*` can be used match all paths. However, if used this must be the only Authentication dependency (multiple can be used through a 
+`*` can be used to match all paths. However, if used this must be the only Authentication dependency (multiple can be used through a 
 single merged dependency). Similarly, `*` can be used to match all methods with a route but must also be the only Authentication 
 dependency for that route.