diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/csv/CSVFormatTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/csv/CSVFormatTest.java
index 10d48dd1..a7379ef8 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/csv/CSVFormatTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/csv/CSVFormatTest.java
@@ -1115,7 +1115,7 @@ public class CSVFormatTest {
             fail("Objects must not compare equal for " + name + "(" + type + ")");
         }
         if (left.hashCode() == right.hashCode()) {
-            fail("Hash code not be equal for " + name + "(" + type + ")");            
+            fail("Hash code should not be equal for " + name + "(" + type + ")");            
         }
     }