diff --git a/curriculum/get-challenges.js b/curriculum/get-challenges.js
index 72554bea10d..9ea921565c5 100644
--- a/curriculum/get-challenges.js
+++ b/curriculum/get-challenges.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ exports.getChallengesForLang = async function getChallengesForLang(
 ) {
   const invalidLang = !curriculumLangs.includes(lang);
   if (invalidLang)
-    throw Error(`${lang} is not a accepted language.
+    throw Error(`${lang} is not an accepted language.
 Accepted languages are ${curriculumLangs.join(', ')}`);
 
   return buildCurriculum(lang, filters);
diff --git a/curriculum/get-challenges.test.js b/curriculum/get-challenges.test.js
index a848b4023d0..30eb6cdcca9 100644
--- a/curriculum/get-challenges.test.js
+++ b/curriculum/get-challenges.test.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ describe('create non-English challenge', () => {
   describe('getChallengesForLang', () => {
     it('throws if lang is an invalid language', async () => {
       await expect(() => getChallengesForLang('notlang')).rejects.toThrow(
-        'notlang is not a accepted language'
+        'notlang is not an accepted language'
       );
     });
   });