diff --git a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/client/solrj/embedded/EmbeddedSolrServer.java b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/client/solrj/embedded/EmbeddedSolrServer.java
index 948452e4f4e..def4250d158 100644
--- a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/client/solrj/embedded/EmbeddedSolrServer.java
+++ b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/client/solrj/embedded/EmbeddedSolrServer.java
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public class EmbeddedSolrServer extends SolrClient {
    * Create an EmbeddedSolrServer using a NodeConfig
    *
    * @param nodeConfig      the configuration
-   * @param defaultCoreName the core to route requests to be default
+   * @param defaultCoreName the core to route requests to by default
    */
   public EmbeddedSolrServer(NodeConfig nodeConfig, String defaultCoreName) {
     this(load(new CoreContainer(nodeConfig)), defaultCoreName);
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public class EmbeddedSolrServer extends SolrClient {
    * {@link #close()} is called.
    *
    * @param coreContainer the core container
-   * @param coreName      the core to route requests to be default
+   * @param coreName      the core to route requests to by default
    */
   public EmbeddedSolrServer(CoreContainer coreContainer, String coreName) {
     if (coreContainer == null) {