diff --git a/_episodes/14-collaboration-using-git.md b/_episodes/14-collaboration-using-git.md
index 4807c9581..ed5e28979 100644
--- a/_episodes/14-collaboration-using-git.md
+++ b/_episodes/14-collaboration-using-git.md
@@ -57,9 +57,8 @@ Git has several important characteristics:
so even if you make a mistake you can revert to a point before it.
The diagram below shows a typical software development lifecycle with Git
-(starting from making changes locally) and the commonly used commands to interact
-with different parts of the Git infrastructure,
-such as:
+(in our case starting from making changes in a local branch that "tracks" a remote branch) and the commonly used commands to interact
+with different parts of the Git infrastructure, including:
- **working directory** -
a local directory (including any subdirectories) where your project files live
and where you are currently working.
@@ -102,18 +101,17 @@ such as:
Created with https://mermaid.live/edit#pako:eNqVkjFrwzAQhf-KuKmlKd01BAoZ2yUZumi5SmdbRPI58oliQv57JbuloSaFajqd3sd7x-kMlh2BhpFOmXpLO49twmh6Vc4bp6PvW7Xziaxwmh6324eDYFubz4lQq9aLQucW_fVTlb6wxaD2NPDoK77ILcfoZSF-Kyq1p8hCK2zIY7dAK8Ftr4bEdretVgPqOWBH9shZ_stFSi39EXFNfQ0WgrobO05ic4nM6Sd6uYXAH-TU-6Susz3NZvewgVJE9K7s8Fy9DUhHkQzoUjpqMAcxYPpLkWIWPky9BS0p0wby4FC-Vw66wTCWLrma-HX5F_P3uHwCS-vA3Q
sequenceDiagram
Working Directory->>+Staging Area: git add
- Staging Area->>+Local Repository: git commit
- Local Repository->>+Remote Repository: git push
- Remote Repository->>+Local Repository: git fetch
- Local Repository->>+Working Directory:git checkout
- Local Repository->>+Working Directory:git merge
- Remote Repository->>+Working Directory: git pull (shortcut for git fetch followed by git checkout/merge)
+ Staging Area->>+Local Repository Branch: git commit
+ Local Repository Branch->>+Remote Repository Branch: git push
+ Remote Repository Branch->>+Local Repository Branch: git fetch
+ Local Repository Branch->>+Working Directory:git merge
+ Remote Repository Branch->>+Working Directory: git pull (shortcut for git fetch followed by git merge for a 'tracking branch')
-->
-{: .image-with-shadow width="600px"}
+{: .image-with-shadow width="600px"}