diff --git a/common/lib/dependabot/file_fetchers/base.rb b/common/lib/dependabot/file_fetchers/base.rb
index 8d38a08237..a5d8f6266a 100644
--- a/common/lib/dependabot/file_fetchers/base.rb
+++ b/common/lib/dependabot/file_fetchers/base.rb
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ def _clone_repo_contents(target_directory:)
           )
           if source.commit
             # This code will only be called for testing. Production will never pass a commit
-            # since Dependabot always wants to test the latest commit on a branch.
+            # since Dependabot always wants to use the latest commit on a branch.
             Dir.chdir(path) do
               # Need to fetch the commit due to the --depth 1 above.
               SharedHelpers.run_shell_command("git fetch --depth 1 origin #{source.commit}")