diff --git a/lobsterpy/cohp/describe.py b/lobsterpy/cohp/describe.py
index ceb2a7b2..201d3716 100644
--- a/lobsterpy/cohp/describe.py
+++ b/lobsterpy/cohp/describe.py
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ def get_calc_quality_description(quality_dict):
                         text_des.append(
                             "The bandOverlaps.lobster file is generated during the LOBSTER run. This "
                             "indicates that the projected wave function is not completely orthonormalized. "
-                            "The maximal deviation value from the identity matrix is {}, and there exist "
+                            "The maximal deviation value from the identity matrix is {}, and there are "
                             "{} percent k-points above the deviation threshold of 0.1. Please check the "
                             "results of other quality checks like dos comparisons, charges, "
                             "charge spillings before using the results for further "
diff --git a/lobsterpy/cohp/test/test_describe.py b/lobsterpy/cohp/test/test_describe.py
index 2176bcff..3e269f13 100644
--- a/lobsterpy/cohp/test/test_describe.py
+++ b/lobsterpy/cohp/test/test_describe.py
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ def test_calc_quality_description_text(self):
                 "The absolute and total charge spilling for the calculation is 3.01 and 13.73 %, respectively.",
                 "The bandOverlaps.lobster file is generated during the LOBSTER run. This indicates that the projected "
                 "wave function is not completely orthonormalized. "
-                "The maximal deviation value from the identity matrix is 0.4285, and there exist 0.1822 percent "
+                "The maximal deviation value from the identity matrix is 0.4285, and there are 0.1822 percent "
                 "k-points above the deviation threshold of 0.1. Please check the results of other quality checks "
                 "like dos comparisons, charges, charge spillings before using the results for further analysis.",
                 "The atomic charge signs from Mulliken population analysis agree with the bond valence analysis.",