diff --git a/ui/app/keychains/hd/restore-vault.js b/ui/app/keychains/hd/restore-vault.js
index 685094854..cb4088f61 100644
--- a/ui/app/keychains/hd/restore-vault.js
+++ b/ui/app/keychains/hd/restore-vault.js
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ RestoreVaultScreen.prototype.createNewVaultAndRestore = function () {
 
   // true if the string has more than a space between words.
   if (seed.split('  ').length > 1) {
-    this.warning = 'there can only a space between words'
+    this.warning = 'there can only be a space between words'
     this.props.dispatch(actions.displayWarning(this.warning))
     return
   }