diff --git a/docs/authentication.txt b/docs/authentication.txt
index 7860b59d7d..131a8930b5 100644
--- a/docs/authentication.txt
+++ b/docs/authentication.txt
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ function that comes with Django::
     >>> from django.contrib.auth.models import User
     >>> user = User.objects.create_user('john', 'lennon@thebeatles.com', 'johnpassword')
 
-    # At this point, user is a User object ready to be saved
+    # At this point, user is a User object that has already been saved
     # to the database. You can continue to change its attributes
     # if you want to change other fields.
     >>> user.is_staff = True