diff --git a/src/Carbon/FactoryImmutable.php b/src/Carbon/FactoryImmutable.php
index e695da6693..fbf8733256 100644
--- a/src/Carbon/FactoryImmutable.php
+++ b/src/Carbon/FactoryImmutable.php
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ public static function getDefaultInstance(): self
      */
     public static function getInstance(): Factory
     {
-        return self::$currentClock?->getFactory() ?? self::$defaultInstance ??= new self();
+        return self::$currentClock?->getFactory() ?? self::getDefaultInstance();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Carbon/Traits/Timestamp.php b/src/Carbon/Traits/Timestamp.php
index 0688ea7cb5..9e365f8a48 100644
--- a/src/Carbon/Traits/Timestamp.php
+++ b/src/Carbon/Traits/Timestamp.php
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public static function createFromTimestamp(
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a Carbon instance from an timestamp keeping the timezone to UTC.
+     * Create a Carbon instance from a timestamp keeping the timezone to UTC.
      *
      * Timestamp input can be given as int, float or a string containing one or more numbers.
      */