diff --git a/src/octoprint/static/js/app/dataupdater.js b/src/octoprint/static/js/app/dataupdater.js
index 8ffb4c1f..061dbae5 100644
--- a/src/octoprint/static/js/app/dataupdater.js
+++ b/src/octoprint/static/js/app/dataupdater.js
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ function DataUpdater(allViewModels) {
                     } else if (type == "Error") {
                         new PNotify({
                                 title: gettext("Unhandled communication error"),
-                                text: _.sprintf(gettext("The was an unhandled error while talking to the printer. Due to that OctoPrint disconnected. Error: %(error)s"), payload),
+                                text: _.sprintf(gettext("There was an unhandled error while talking to the printer. Due to that OctoPrint disconnected. Error: %(error)s"), payload),
                                 type: "error",
                                 hide: false
                         });