diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigateway/test/test.method.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigateway/test/test.method.ts
index ceda437b2cc7f..ade3c3c31090b 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigateway/test/test.method.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigateway/test/test.method.ts
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ export = {
     test.done();
   },
 
-  'method do not have a request validator'(test: Test) {
+  'method does not have a request validator'(test: Test) {
     // GIVEN
     const stack = new cdk.Stack();
     const api = new apigw.RestApi(stack, 'test-api', { deploy: false });