diff --git a/COLLABORATOR_GUIDE.md b/COLLABORATOR_GUIDE.md
index 13f71a68617246..20949eeefbab5b 100644
--- a/COLLABORATOR_GUIDE.md
+++ b/COLLABORATOR_GUIDE.md
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ With git, there's a way to override remote trees by force pushing
 (`git push -f`). This should generally be seen as forbidden (since
 you're rewriting history on a repository other people are working
 against) but is allowed for simpler slip-ups such as typos in commit
-messages. You are only allowed to force push to any io.js branch
-within 10 minutes from your original push. If someone else pushes to
-the branch your commit lives in or the 10 minute period passes,
-consider the commit final.
+messages. However, you are only allowed to force push to any io.js
+branch within 10 minutes from your original push. If someone else
+pushes to the branch your commit lives in or the 10 minute period
+passes, consider the commit final.