diff --git a/pages/common/openssl-req.md b/pages/common/openssl-req.md
index 3c8759178c..6e71599158 100644
--- a/pages/common/openssl-req.md
+++ b/pages/common/openssl-req.md
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@
 
 `openssl req -new -sha256 -key {{filename.key}} -out {{filename.csr}}`
 
-- Generate a selfsigned certificate and a corresponding keypair, storing both in a file:
+- Generate a self-signed certificate and a corresponding keypair, storing both in a file:
 
 `openssl req -new -x509 -newkey {{rsa}}:{{4096}} -keyout {{filename.key}} -out {{filename.cert}} -subj "{{/C=XX/CN=foobar}}" -days {{365}}`