diff --git a/doc/api/https.md b/doc/api/https.md
index 19d2053d377c59..ac53b6f0fdeccf 100644
--- a/doc/api/https.md
+++ b/doc/api/https.md
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ const options = {
       return new Error(msg);
     }
 
-    // Pin the exact certificate, rather then the pub key
+    // Pin the exact certificate, rather than the pub key
     const cert256 = '25:FE:39:32:D9:63:8C:8A:FC:A1:9A:29:87:' +
       'D8:3E:4C:1D:98:DB:71:E4:1A:48:03:98:EA:22:6A:BD:8B:93:16';
     if (cert.fingerprint256 !== cert256) {