diff --git a/docs/api-guide/throttling.md b/docs/api-guide/throttling.md
index baab6b737..aebc9caf5 100644
--- a/docs/api-guide/throttling.md
+++ b/docs/api-guide/throttling.md
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ The default throttling policy may be set globally, using the `DEFAULT_THROTTLE_C
 The rate descriptions used in `DEFAULT_THROTTLE_RATES` may include `second`, `minute`, `hour` or `day` as the throttle period.
 
 Additionally the number of application proxies can be set using `NUM_PROXIES`. This
-setting will allow the throttle to correctly identify unique requests there are
-multiple proxies in front of the server.
+setting will allow the throttle to correctly identify unique requests when there are
+multiple application side proxies in front of the server.
 
 You can also set the throttling policy on a per-view or per-viewset basis,
 using the `APIView` class based views.