diff --git a/docs/dev/contributing.md b/docs/dev/contributing.md
index 72933f0110..e7809403d1 100644
--- a/docs/dev/contributing.md
+++ b/docs/dev/contributing.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Please abide by the following guidelines when contributing code to quacc:
 
 - All code should include type hints and have internally consistent documentation for the inputs and outputs.
 
-- Use absolute paths where possible and avoid using `os.chdir` or `os.getcwd()`. This helps ensure that quacc can be run in multi-threading mode.
+- Use absolute paths and avoid using `os.chdir` or `os.getcwd()`. This helps ensure that quacc can be run in multi-threading mode.
 
 - `gzip` large test files to save space.