diff --git a/content/manuals/build/building/best-practices.md b/content/manuals/build/building/best-practices.md
index c3d7e783a5..c3d42b9a96 100644
--- a/content/manuals/build/building/best-practices.md
+++ b/content/manuals/build/building/best-practices.md
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ backslashes to make your Dockerfile more readable, understandable, and
 maintainable.
 
 For example, you can chain commands with the `&&` operator, and use
-use escape characters to break long commands into multiple lines.
+escape characters to break long commands into multiple lines.
 
 ```dockerfile
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \