diff --git a/docs/user_guide/phase.md b/docs/user_guide/phase.md
index 5e30db8..46e9b5d 100644
--- a/docs/user_guide/phase.md
+++ b/docs/user_guide/phase.md
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ Pingora-proxy allows users to insert arbitrary logic into the life of a request.
 ### `early_request_filter()`
 This is the first phase of every request.
 
-This function is similar to `request_filter()` but execute before any other logic especially the downstream modules.
+This function is similar to `request_filter()` but executes before any other logic, including downstream module logic. The main purpose of this function is to provide finer-grained control of the behavior of the modules.
 
 ### `request_filter()`
 This phase is usually for validating request inputs, rate limiting, and initializing context.
diff --git a/pingora-proxy/src/proxy_trait.rs b/pingora-proxy/src/proxy_trait.rs
index 2d99567..029ea58 100644
--- a/pingora-proxy/src/proxy_trait.rs
+++ b/pingora-proxy/src/proxy_trait.rs
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ pub trait ProxyHttp {
 
     /// Handle the incoming request before any downstream module is executed.
     ///
-    /// This function is similar to [Self::request_filter()] but execute before any other logic
-    /// especially the downstream modules. The main purpose of this function is to provide finer
-    /// grained control of behavior of the modules.
+    /// This function is similar to [Self::request_filter()] but executes before any other logic,
+    /// including downstream module logic. The main purpose of this function is to provide finer
+    /// grained control of the behavior of the modules.
     ///
     /// Note that because this function is executed before any module that might provide access
     /// control or rate limiting, logic should stay in request_filter() if it can in order to be