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@@ -107,9 +107,8 @@ bin/kibana plugin --install username/sample-plugin --timeout 1m
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 ==== Plugins and Custom Kibana Configurations
 
-Use the `-c` or `--config` options to specify the path to the configuration file used to start Kibana. By default, Kibana 
-uses the configuration file `config/kibana.yml`. When you change your installed plugins, the `bin/kibana plugin` command 
-restarts the Kibana server. When you are using a customized configuration file, you must specify the
+Use the `-c` or `--config` options to specify the path to the configuration file used to start Kibana. By default, Kibana
+uses the configuration file `config/kibana.yml`. After you have changed the configuration file, you have to restart the Kibana server for changes to take effect. When you are using a customized configuration file, you must specify the
 path to that configuration file each time you use the `bin/kibana plugin` command.
 
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