diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_publication.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_publication.sgml
index ab44445d159..4477ac5cb95 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_publication.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_publication.sgml
@@ -156,9 +156,9 @@ CREATE PUBLICATION <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable>
   </para>
 
   <para>
-   For an <command>INSERT ... ON CONFLICT</> command, the publication will
-   publish the operation that actually results from the command.  So depending
-   of the outcome, it may be published as either <command>INSERT</command> or
+   For an <command>INSERT ... ON CONFLICT</command> command, the publication will
+   publish the operation that results from the command.  Depending
+   on the outcome, it may be published as either <command>INSERT</command> or
    <command>UPDATE</command>, or it may not be published at all.
   </para>