diff --git a/docs/content/docs/middleware.mdx b/docs/content/docs/middleware.mdx
index 1ccdba8..438fe4f 100644
--- a/docs/content/docs/middleware.mdx
+++ b/docs/content/docs/middleware.mdx
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ Only the first match is used.
 1. A request arrives at the server
 2. If a middleware file exists, it is executed **before** the router
 3. If middleware returns a `Response`, it short-circuits (no routing occurs)
-4. If middleware returns via `NextResponse.next()`, the request proceeds normally
+4. If middleware returns `NextResponse.next()`, the request proceeds to the router
 
 > [!IMPORTANT]
 > Middleware runs on both the development server and edge adapters (Vercel Edge, Cloudflare Workers).