diff --git a/tests/text_area/test_languages.py b/tests/text_area/test_languages.py
index c655796c08..6124da0cbd 100644
--- a/tests/text_area/test_languages.py
+++ b/tests/text_area/test_languages.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ async def test_register_language():
         assert text_area.language == "elm"
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 8), reason="requires python3.8 or higher")
+@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 8), reason="tree-sitter requires python3.8 or higher")
 async def test_register_language_existing_language():
     app = TextAreaApp()
     async with app.run_test():