diff --git a/src/harness/fourslash.ts b/src/harness/fourslash.ts
index 729d2052a92..796dc1134a1 100644
--- a/src/harness/fourslash.ts
+++ b/src/harness/fourslash.ts
@@ -2769,7 +2769,7 @@ namespace FourSlashInterface {
         }
 
         public assertRangesEmpty(ranges: FourSlash.Range[]) {
-            assert(ranges.length !== 0, "Ranges array is expected to be non-empty");
+            assert(ranges.length !== 0, "Array of ranges is expected to be non-empty");
         }
 
         public completionListIsEmpty() {
@@ -3291,4 +3291,4 @@ namespace FourSlashInterface {
             };
         }
     }
-}
+}