diff --git a/lib/commands/audit.js b/lib/commands/audit.js
index c95d992c05c99..8c10a36cfee3c 100644
--- a/lib/commands/audit.js
+++ b/lib/commands/audit.js
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class VerifySignatures {
     // Didn't find any dependencies that could be verified, e.g. only local
     // deps, missing version, not on a registry etc.
     if (!this.auditedWithKeysCount) {
-      throw new Error('found no dependencies to audit that where installed from ' +
+      throw new Error('found no dependencies to audit that were installed from ' +
                       'a supported registry')
     }