diff --git a/doc.zih.tu-dresden.de/docs/software/virtual_machines.md b/doc.zih.tu-dresden.de/docs/software/virtual_machines.md
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@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ bash-4.2$
 
 ## Access a Virtual Machine
 
-Since the a security issue on ZIH systems, we restricted the filesystem permissions. Now you have to
-wait until the file `/tmp/${SLURM_JOB_USER}\_${SLURM_JOB_ID}/activate` is created, then you can try
+After a security issue on ZIH systems, we restricted the filesystem permissions. Now, you have to
+wait until the file `/tmp/${SLURM_JOB_USER}_${SLURM_JOB_ID}/activate` is created. Then, you can try
 to connect via `ssh` into the virtual machine, but it could be that the virtual machine needs some
 more seconds to boot and start the SSH daemon. So you may need to try the `ssh` command multiple
 times till it succeeds.