diff --git a/ecs/bin/ejabberdctl b/ecs/bin/ejabberdctl
index 7dca5b3..53b0f92 100755
--- a/ecs/bin/ejabberdctl
+++ b/ecs/bin/ejabberdctl
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ case $(id -un) in
             [ -e "$HOME"/conf/ejabberd.yml ] && HOME_DIR="$HOME"
         else
             EXEC_CMD="as_current_user"
-            echo "WARNING: This is not recommended to run ejabberd as root" >&2
+            echo "WARNING: It is not recommended to run ejabberd as root" >&2
         fi
         ;;
     *)