diff --git a/website/docs/source/v2/providers/basic_usage.html.md b/website/docs/source/v2/providers/basic_usage.html.md
index db52e7484..f266fcd8b 100644
--- a/website/docs/source/v2/providers/basic_usage.html.md
+++ b/website/docs/source/v2/providers/basic_usage.html.md
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ Vagrant attempts to find the default provider in the following order:
   1. The `--provider` flag on a `vagrant up` is chosen above all else, if
      it is present.
 
-  2. If `VAGRANT_DEFAULT_PROVIDER` is set, it takes next priority and will
-     be the provider chosen.
+  2. If the `VAGRANT_DEFAULT_PROVIDER` environmental variable is set,
+     it takes next priority and will be the provider chosen.
 
   3. Vagrant will go through all of the `config.vm.provider` calls in the
      Vagrantfile and try each in order. It will choose the first provider