diff --git a/samples/rails.md b/samples/rails.md
index 40d5b1e95b..22a81c14a5 100644
--- a/samples/rails.md
+++ b/samples/rails.md
@@ -41,13 +41,12 @@ with Ruby, Bundler and all your dependencies inside it. For more information on
 how to write Dockerfiles, see the [Docker user guide](../get-started/index.md)
 and the [Dockerfile reference](/engine/reference/builder/).
 
-Next, create a bootstrap `Gemfile` which just loads Rails. It'll be overwritten
-in a moment by `rails new`.
+Next, open an editor and create a bootstrap `Gemfile` which just loads Rails. This will be overwritten in a moment by `rails new`.
 
     source 'https://rubygems.org'
     gem 'rails', '~>5'
 
-Create an empty `Gemfile.lock` to build our `Dockerfile`.
+Create an empty `Gemfile.lock` file to build our `Dockerfile`.
 
 ```console
 $ touch Gemfile.lock