diff --git a/src/ngMessages/messages.js b/src/ngMessages/messages.js
index 90d8c9cd3bab..04b468fe5a4a 100644
--- a/src/ngMessages/messages.js
+++ b/src/ngMessages/messages.js
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
  *
  * However, including generic messages may not be useful enough to match all input fields, therefore,
  * `ngMessages` provides the ability to override messages defined in the remote template by redefining
- * then within the directive container.
+ * them within the directive container.
  *
  * ```html
  * <!-- a generic template of error messages known as "my-custom-messages" -->