diff --git a/src/test/test_hs_common.c b/src/test/test_hs_common.c
index 95f7ed14ba..6198573f22 100644
--- a/src/test/test_hs_common.c
+++ b/src/test/test_hs_common.c
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ test_disaster_srv(void *arg)
   get_disaster_srv(1, srv_one);
   get_disaster_srv(2, srv_two);
 
-  /* Check that the cached ones where updated */
+  /* Check that the cached ones were updated */
   tt_mem_op(cached_disaster_srv_one, OP_EQ, srv_one, DIGEST256_LEN);
   tt_mem_op(cached_disaster_srv_two, OP_EQ, srv_two, DIGEST256_LEN);