diff --git a/apm-agent-core/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/agent/context/InitializableLifecycleListener.java b/apm-agent-core/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/agent/context/InitializableLifecycleListener.java
index 47c3f6e33d..c360b4d410 100644
--- a/apm-agent-core/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/agent/context/InitializableLifecycleListener.java
+++ b/apm-agent-core/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/agent/context/InitializableLifecycleListener.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public interface InitializableLifecycleListener extends LifecycleListener {
 
     /**
      * Callback for tracer initialization. As opposed to {@link LifecycleListener#start()}, which may
-     * be called in a delay, this callback is called at the bootstrap of the JVM, before anything else start.
+     * be called in a delay, this callback is called at the bootstrap of the JVM, before anything else starts.
      * This may be useful for listeners that need to operate very early on, for example such that setup class loading
      * requirement to support OSGi systems.
      */