diff --git a/webapp/web/templates/edit/fetch/horizontal.jsp b/webapp/web/templates/edit/fetch/horizontal.jsp
index 9350cd026..7fa5e760a 100644
--- a/webapp/web/templates/edit/fetch/horizontal.jsp
+++ b/webapp/web/templates/edit/fetch/horizontal.jsp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ if (request.getAttribute("title") != null) { %>
 %>
 <%
 if (request.getAttribute("title") == "Tabs") { %>
-    <div id="flash-message" role="alert">Tab management has been deprecated with the 1.2 release and is no longer recommended for production VIVO instances. All development relating to tab management has ceased, and it will not be distributed in future releases.
+    <div id="flash-message" role="alert">Tabs have been deprecated with the 1.2 release and is no longer recommended for production VIVO instances. All development relating to tabs has ceased, and it will not be distributed in future releases.
     </div><%
 }
 %>