diff --git a/ci-conda.Dockerfile b/ci-conda.Dockerfile
index dc48000..d396f15 100644
--- a/ci-conda.Dockerfile
+++ b/ci-conda.Dockerfile
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ RUN <<EOF
 # Ensure new files/dirs have group write permissions
 umask 002
 # update everything before other environment changes, to ensure mixing
-# and older conda with newer packages still works well
+# an older conda with newer packages still works well
 conda update --all -y -n base
 # install expected Python version
 conda install -y -n base "python~=${PYTHON_VERSION}.0=*_cpython"