diff --git a/docs/sources/http_api/auth.md b/docs/sources/http_api/auth.md
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--- a/docs/sources/http_api/auth.md
+++ b/docs/sources/http_api/auth.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Currently you can authenticate via an `API Token` or via a `Session cookie` (acq
 
 ## Basic Auth
 
-If basic auth is enabled (it is enabled by default) you can authenticate your HTTP request via
+If basic auth is enabled (it is enabled by default), then you can authenticate your HTTP request via
 standard basic auth. Basic auth will also authenticate LDAP users.
 
 curl example: