diff --git a/processor/k8sattributesprocessor/README.md b/processor/k8sattributesprocessor/README.md
index fe32f39e6b80..95fe90c381dc 100644
--- a/processor/k8sattributesprocessor/README.md
+++ b/processor/k8sattributesprocessor/README.md
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ By default, the processor will be ready as soon as it starts, even if no metadat
 If data is sent to this processor before the metadata is synced, there will be no metadata to enrich the data with.
 
 To wait for the metadata to be synced before the processor is ready, set the `wait_for_metadata` option to `true`.
-Then the processor will not be ready until the metadata is fully synced. As a result, the start-up of the Collector tool will be blocked. If the metadata cannot be synced, the Collector tool will ultimately fail to start.
+Then the processor will not be ready until the metadata is fully synced. As a result, the start-up of the Collector will be blocked. If the metadata cannot be synced, the Collector will ultimately fail to start.
 If a timeout is reached, the processor will fail to start and return an error, which will cause the collector to exit.
 The timeout defaults to 10s and can be configured with the `metadata_sync_timeout` option.