diff --git a/cmd/crane/cmd/serve.go b/cmd/crane/cmd/serve.go
index c375d648e..8da9f437e 100644
--- a/cmd/crane/cmd/serve.go
+++ b/cmd/crane/cmd/serve.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func newCmdServe() *cobra.Command {
 
 The command blocks while the server accepts pushes and pulls.
 
-Contents are can be stored in memory (when the process exits, pushed data is lost.), and disk (--disk).`,
+Contents can be stored in memory (when the process exits, pushed data is lost) or to disk (--disk).`,
 		Args: cobra.NoArgs,
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 			ctx := cmd.Context()
diff --git a/cmd/crane/doc/crane_registry_serve.md b/cmd/crane/doc/crane_registry_serve.md
index a411e5c22..210d89d2e 100644
--- a/cmd/crane/doc/crane_registry_serve.md
+++ b/cmd/crane/doc/crane_registry_serve.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ This sub-command serves a registry implementation on an automatically chosen por
 
 The command blocks while the server accepts pushes and pulls.
 
-Contents are can be stored in memory (when the process exits, pushed data is lost.), and disk (--disk).
+Contents can be stored in memory (when the process exits, pushed data is lost) or to disk (--disk).
 
 ```
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