diff --git a/issues/templates/issues/issue_list.html b/issues/templates/issues/issue_list.html
index 716ced0..2fe4f40 100644
--- a/issues/templates/issues/issue_list.html
+++ b/issues/templates/issues/issue_list.html
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 {% if unapplied_issue_ids %}
 <div class="bg-red-100 w-full mt-2 mb-2 p-4 border-red-800 border-2">
-    The chosen action is not applicable to all selected issues. Issues for which it has not been applied have been left with checkboxes 'on' so that you can try again with another action.
+    The chosen action is not applicable to all selected issues. Issues for which it has not been applied have been left with checkboxes checked so that you can try again with another action.
 </div>
 {% endif %}