diff --git a/src/notifications.js b/src/notifications.js
index d71c451a0..59348468f 100644
--- a/src/notifications.js
+++ b/src/notifications.js
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ function certificateRenewalError(eventId, vhost, errorMessage, callback) {
 
     forEachAdmin({ skip: [] }, function (admin, callback) {
         mailer.certificateRenewalError(admin.email, vhost, errorMessage);
-        add(admin.id, eventId, `Certificate renewal of ${vhost} failed`, `Failed to new certs of ${vhost}: ${errorMessage}. Renewal will be retried in 12 hours`, callback);
+        add(admin.id, eventId, `Certificate renewal of ${vhost} failed`, `Failed to renew certs of ${vhost}: ${errorMessage}. Renewal will be retried in 12 hours`, callback);
     }, callback);
 }