diff --git a/.snyk b/.snyk
index 20e6be7f79..5efea3435a 100644
--- a/.snyk
+++ b/.snyk
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ ignore: {}
 patch: {}
 exclude:
   global:
-    # includes our unit tests which include hard coded passwords and encrypting keys for testing purposes.
+    # exclude unit tests which contain hard coded passwords and encrypting keys for testing purposes.
     - spec/
-    # includes the source code to local exploits and utilities which have to be written in a particular way to exploit the vulnerabilities that we're targeting.
+    # exclude the source code to local exploits and utilities which have to be written in a particular way to exploit the vulnerabilities that we're targeting.
     - external/source/