diff --git a/content/actions/concepts/runners/github-hosted-runners.md b/content/actions/concepts/runners/github-hosted-runners.md
index 9795a7983ec7..84c5e3b42a12 100644
--- a/content/actions/concepts/runners/github-hosted-runners.md
+++ b/content/actions/concepts/runners/github-hosted-runners.md
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ If your workflows depend on network allowlists or Azure SDK credentials, running
 
 In addition, if the workflow run has been successfully queued, but has not been processed by a {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}-hosted runner within 45 minutes, then the queued workflow run is discarded.
 
-## The `etc/hosts` file
+## The `/etc/hosts` file
 
 {% data reusables.actions.runners-etc-hosts-file %}
 
diff --git a/data/reusables/actions/runners-etc-hosts-file.md b/data/reusables/actions/runners-etc-hosts-file.md
index 837e25e8c558..c8cca790f8dd 100644
--- a/data/reusables/actions/runners-etc-hosts-file.md
+++ b/data/reusables/actions/runners-etc-hosts-file.md
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}-hosted runners are provisioned with an `etc/hosts` file that blocks network access to various cryptocurrency mining pools and malicious sites. Hosts such as MiningMadness.com and cpu-pool.com are rerouted to localhost so that they do not present a significant security risk.
+{% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}-hosted runners are provisioned with an `/etc/hosts` file that blocks network access to various cryptocurrency mining pools and malicious sites. Hosts such as MiningMadness.com and cpu-pool.com are rerouted to localhost so that they do not present a significant security risk.