diff --git a/datamover/dist/etc/service.properties b/datamover/dist/etc/service.properties
index afa318faa3195db9ca2ad1d56997caf3763dda2a..c4a352de858f0f9ba358280ac78523176a3bfb44 100644
--- a/datamover/dist/etc/service.properties
+++ b/datamover/dist/etc/service.properties
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 incoming-target = data/incoming
 # The local directory to store the paths to be transfered temporarily
 buffer-dir = data/buffer
-# If free disk space goes below value defined here, a notification email will be sent.
+# If free disk space goes below value defined here, a notification email will be sent.
 # Value must be specified in kilobytes (1048576 = 1024 * 1024 = 1GB). If no high water mark is
 # specified or if value is negative, the system will not be watching.
 buffer-dir-highwater-mark = 1048576