diff --git a/cookbook/graceful-shutdown/server.go b/cookbook/graceful-shutdown/server.go
index 45ecef1a..69240d74 100644
--- a/cookbook/graceful-shutdown/server.go
+++ b/cookbook/graceful-shutdown/server.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func main() {
 		}
 	}()
 
-	// Wait for interrupt signal to gracefully shutdown the server with a timeout of 10 seconds.
+	// Wait for interrupt signal to gracefully shut down the server with a timeout of 10 seconds.
 	<-ctx.Done()
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 10*time.Second)
 	defer cancel()