diff --git a/samples/vboxwrapper/vbox_common.cpp b/samples/vboxwrapper/vbox_common.cpp
index c743b1f1e1..f8da6411ea 100644
--- a/samples/vboxwrapper/vbox_common.cpp
+++ b/samples/vboxwrapper/vbox_common.cpp
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ string VBOX_BASE::get_error(int num){
           "   NOTE: VM failed to enter an online state within the timeout period.\n \
               This might be a temporary problem and so this job will be rescheduled for another time.\n",
 
-          "VM environment needed to be cleaned up.",
+          "VM environment needs to be cleaned up.",
 
           "Foreign VM Hypervisor locked hardware acceleration features.",