diff --git a/_includes/ref_p2p_networking.md b/_includes/ref_p2p_networking.md
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--- a/_includes/ref_p2p_networking.md
+++ b/_includes/ref_p2p_networking.md
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ please [open an issue][docs issue].)
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 All messages in the network protocol use the same container format,
-which provides a required multi-field header and an optional payload.
-The header format is:
+which provides a required multi-field message header and an optional payload.
+The message header format is:
 
 | Bytes | Name         | Data Type | Description
 |-------|--------------|-----------|-------------