diff --git a/pybossa/view/account.py b/pybossa/view/account.py
index b6d64c32f8..a62a14f383 100644
--- a/pybossa/view/account.py
+++ b/pybossa/view/account.py
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ def forgot_password():
                     '/account/email/forgot_password.html',
                     user=user, recovery_url=recovery_url)
             mail_queue.enqueue(send_mail, msg)
-            flash(gettext("We've send you an email with account "
+            flash(gettext("We've sent you an email with account "
                           "recovery instructions!"),
                   'success')
         else:
diff --git a/test/test_web.py b/test/test_web.py
index f8f92c7d5e..d3c1dce683 100644
--- a/test/test_web.py
+++ b/test/test_web.py
@@ -3691,7 +3691,7 @@ def test_45_password_reset_link_json(self, signer, queue):
         assert 'To recover your password' in enqueue_call[0][1]['html']
         err_msg = "There should be a flash message"
         assert resdata.get('flash'), err_msg
-        assert "send you an email" in resdata.get('flash'), err_msg
+        assert "sent you an email" in resdata.get('flash'), err_msg
 
         data = {'password': jane.passwd_hash, 'user': jane.name}
         csrf = self.get_csrf('/account/forgot-password')
@@ -3709,7 +3709,7 @@ def test_45_password_reset_link_json(self, signer, queue):
         assert 'your Twitter account to ' in enqueue_call[0][1]['html']
         err_msg = "There should be a flash message"
         assert resdata.get('flash'), err_msg
-        assert "send you an email" in resdata.get('flash'), err_msg
+        assert "sent you an email" in resdata.get('flash'), err_msg
 
         data = {'password': google.passwd_hash, 'user': google.name}
         csrf = self.get_csrf('/account/forgot-password')
@@ -3727,7 +3727,7 @@ def test_45_password_reset_link_json(self, signer, queue):
         assert 'your Google account to ' in enqueue_call[0][1]['html']
         err_msg = "There should be a flash message"
         assert resdata.get('flash'), err_msg
-        assert "send you an email" in resdata.get('flash'), err_msg
+        assert "sent you an email" in resdata.get('flash'), err_msg
 
         data = {'password': facebook.passwd_hash, 'user': facebook.name}
         csrf = self.get_csrf('/account/forgot-password')
@@ -3743,7 +3743,7 @@ def test_45_password_reset_link_json(self, signer, queue):
         assert 'your Facebook account to ' in enqueue_call[0][1]['html']
         err_msg = "There should be a flash message"
         assert resdata.get('flash'), err_msg
-        assert "send you an email" in resdata.get('flash'), err_msg
+        assert "sent you an email" in resdata.get('flash'), err_msg
 
         # Test with not valid form
         csrf = self.get_csrf('/account/forgot-password')