diff --git a/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/resourcemanager/slotmanager/DefaultSlotTracker.java b/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/resourcemanager/slotmanager/DefaultSlotTracker.java
index 16f203613e15c..4ddeb5211979f 100644
--- a/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/resourcemanager/slotmanager/DefaultSlotTracker.java
+++ b/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/resourcemanager/slotmanager/DefaultSlotTracker.java
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ private void transitionSlotToAllocated(DeclarativeTaskManagerSlot slot, JobID jo
         Preconditions.checkNotNull(slot);
         Preconditions.checkState(
                 jobId.equals(slot.getJobId()),
-                "Job ID from slot status updated (%s) does not match currently assigned job ID (%s) for slot %s.",
+                "Job ID from slot status update (%s) does not match currently assigned job ID (%s) for slot %s.",
                 jobId,
                 slot.getJobId(),
                 slot.getSlotId());