diff --git a/src/main/java/org/sagebionetworks/web/client/widget/ReactComponentV2.java b/src/main/java/org/sagebionetworks/web/client/widget/ReactComponentV2.java
index 7e38afee7f..2d3ec3cc66 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/sagebionetworks/web/client/widget/ReactComponentV2.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/sagebionetworks/web/client/widget/ReactComponentV2.java
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public void run() {
   private void detachNonReactChildElements() {
     if (allChildrenAreReactComponents()) {
       // No need to remove non-React child elements from this widget
-      // But a descendant contain non-React children, so recurse!
+      // But a descendant may contain non-React children, so recurse!
       for (Widget w : getChildren()) {
         ((ReactComponentV2<?, ?>) w).detachNonReactChildElements();
       }