diff --git a/specs/altair/beacon-chain.md b/specs/altair/beacon-chain.md
index 726747c59..7bf0c2d99 100644
--- a/specs/altair/beacon-chain.md
+++ b/specs/altair/beacon-chain.md
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ Altair is the first beacon chain hard fork. Its main features are:
 
 ### Updated penalty values
 
-This patch updates a few configuration values to move penalty parameters toward their final, maximum security values.
+This patch updates a few configuration values to move penalty parameters closer to their final, maximum security values.
 
 *Note*: The spec does *not* override previous configuration values but instead creates new values and replaces usage throughout.