diff --git a/framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/web/websocket/stomp/authentication-token-based.adoc b/framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/web/websocket/stomp/authentication-token-based.adoc
index 3bacb4a4907f..03745ca29b5d 100644
--- a/framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/web/websocket/stomp/authentication-token-based.adoc
+++ b/framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/web/websocket/stomp/authentication-token-based.adoc
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ The next example uses server-side configuration to register a custom authenticat
 interceptor. Note that an interceptor needs only to authenticate and set
 the user header on the CONNECT `Message`. Spring notes and saves the authenticated
 user and associate it with subsequent STOMP messages on the same session. The following
-example shows how register a custom authentication interceptor:
+example shows how to register a custom authentication interceptor:
 
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