diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/capa_module.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/capa_module.py
index 33a2f6b4c4..0f97de6f3f 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/capa_module.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/capa_module.py
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ class CapaModule(XModule):
             prev_submit_time = self.lcp.get_recentmost_queuetime() 
             waittime_between_requests = settings.XQUEUE_WAITTIME_BETWEEN_REQUESTS
             if (current_time-prev_submit_time).total_seconds() < waittime_between_requests:
-                msg = 'You must wait at least %d seconds between queue submissions' % waittime_between_requests
+                msg = 'You must wait at least %d seconds between submissions' % waittime_between_requests
                 return {'success': msg, 'html': ''}
 
         try: