diff --git a/src/main/dig/test/CounterWithTest.dig b/src/main/dig/test/CounterWithTest.dig
index a0c1b8875..ef64e5e2d 100644
--- a/src/main/dig/test/CounterWithTest.dig
+++ b/src/main/dig/test/CounterWithTest.dig
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ C  0   1
 C  1   0
 C  1   1
 
-# this is an error, counter resets to zero
+# this is an error, the counter resets to zero
 C  1   1
 </dataString>
           </testData>