diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/antora/modules/reference/pages/features/dev-services.adoc b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/antora/modules/reference/pages/features/dev-services.adoc
index 2ec16e60207..3436970c50c 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/antora/modules/reference/pages/features/dev-services.adoc
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/antora/modules/reference/pages/features/dev-services.adoc
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ dependencies {
 
 When this module is included as a dependency Spring Boot will do the following:
 
-* Search for a `compose.yml` and other common compose filenames in your application directory
+* Search for a `compose.yml` and other common compose filenames in your working directory
 * Call `docker compose up` with the discovered `compose.yml`
 * Create service connection beans for each supported container
 * Call `docker compose stop` when the application is shutdown