diff --git a/protocol/protocol.tex b/protocol/protocol.tex
index 0b610181..607a37f9 100644
--- a/protocol/protocol.tex
+++ b/protocol/protocol.tex
@@ -2415,7 +2415,7 @@ where $\NoteCommitSapling{}$ is instantiated in \crossref{concretewindowedcommit
 
 Notice that the above definition of a \Sapling \note does not have a
 $\NoteAddressRand$ field. There is in fact a $\NoteAddressRand$ value associated
-with each \Sapling \note, but this only be computed once its position in the
+with each \Sapling \note, but this can only be computed once its position in the
 \noteCommitmentTree is known (see \crossref{transactions} and \crossref{merkletree}).
 We refer to the combination of a \note and its \notePosition $\NotePosition$, as a
 \positionedNote.