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@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ container. The latest state of the master branch can be found as a
 [Automated build on the Docker hub](https://hub.docker.com/r/janlo/wallabag-kindle-consumer).
 
 You can easily configure the container via the environment variables from
-above. Just make sure, that the datavase is in a volume if you use sqlite.
+above. Just make sure, that the database is in a volume if you use sqlite.
 
 
 ## Usage