diff --git a/zuul-core/src/main/java/com/netflix/zuul/context/RequestContext.java b/zuul-core/src/main/java/com/netflix/zuul/context/RequestContext.java
index 1730dc9752..4137b76a9d 100644
--- a/zuul-core/src/main/java/com/netflix/zuul/context/RequestContext.java
+++ b/zuul-core/src/main/java/com/netflix/zuul/context/RequestContext.java
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ public InputStream getResponseDataStream() {
     }
 
     /**
-     * If this value if true then the response should be sent to the client.
+     * If this value is true then the response should be sent to the client.
      *
      * @return
      */