diff --git a/spec/20-http_request_header_format.md b/spec/20-http_request_header_format.md
index 101941b..0e1bcc3 100644
--- a/spec/20-http_request_header_format.md
+++ b/spec/20-http_request_header_format.md
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc4122#section-4.4
 
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-When set, the second least significant bit (second from the right), denotes that the least significant (right-most) 7 bytes of the trace ID MUST be random (or pseudo-random).
+When set, the second least significant bit (second from the right), denotes that the right-most 7 bytes of the trace ID MUST be random (or pseudo-random).
 When unset, the trace ID may be generated in any way that satisfies the requirements of the [trace ID format](#trace-id).
 
 ##### Other Flags