diff --git a/aspnet/fundamentals/static-files.rst b/aspnet/fundamentals/static-files.rst
index 9211385954..eae7bad560 100644
--- a/aspnet/fundamentals/static-files.rst
+++ b/aspnet/fundamentals/static-files.rst
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ To specify a different default file from the ones listed above, instantiate a ``
     app.UseStaticFiles();
     ...
 
-Now, if the user browses to a directory in the webroot with a file named ``mydefault.htm``, that file will be served as though the user typed in the fully qualified URI.
+Now, if the user browses to a directory in the webroot with a file named ``mydefault.html``, that file will be served as though the user typed in the fully qualified URI.
 
 But, what if you want to serve a default page from a directory that is outside the webroot directory? You could call both the ``UseStaticFiles`` and ``UseDefaultFiles`` methods passing in identical values for each method's parameters. However, it's much more convenient and recommended to call the ``UseFileServer`` method, which is covered in the next section.