diff --git a/docs/config.rst b/docs/config.rst
index 32e267c3..ca724dce 100644
--- a/docs/config.rst
+++ b/docs/config.rst
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ The following configuration values are used internally by Flask:
                                   Required for subdomain support (e.g.:
                                   ``'myapp.dev:5000'``)  Note that
                                   localhost does not support subdomains so
-                                  setting this to “localhost” help.
+                                  setting this to “localhost” does not
+                                  help.
 ``APPLICATION_ROOT``              If the application does not occupy
                                   a whole domain or subdomain this can
                                   be set to the path where the application