diff --git a/usr.sbin/periodic/periodic.8 b/usr.sbin/periodic/periodic.8
index 0ccb11bcf2f0..e5aab0cdc4b1 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/periodic/periodic.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/periodic/periodic.8
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.\"	$Id: periodic.8,v 1.6 1997/09/29 19:11:44 wosch Exp $
+.\"	$Id: periodic.8,v 1.7 1998/03/23 08:26:50 charnier Exp $
 .\"
 .Dd 13 August 1997
 .Os FreeBSD 3.0
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ variable reading:
 .Xr cron 8
 .Rs
 .Sh DIAGNOSTICS
-Exit status is 0 on success, and 1 if the command
+Exit status is 0 on success and 1 if the command
 fails for one of the following reasons:
 .Bl -diag
 .It usage: periodic <directory of files to execute>