diff --git a/src/plugins/metric_vis/public/metric_vis.js b/src/plugins/metric_vis/public/metric_vis.js
index 8efbe17470f6..0e5b99c4e225 100644
--- a/src/plugins/metric_vis/public/metric_vis.js
+++ b/src/plugins/metric_vis/public/metric_vis.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ define(function (require) {
     return new TemplateVisType({
       name: 'metric',
       title: 'Metric',
-      description: 'One big number for all of your one big number needs. Perfect for show ' +
+      description: 'One big number for all of your one big number needs. Perfect for showing ' +
         'a count of hits, or the exact average a numeric field.',
       icon: 'fa-calculator',
       template: require('plugins/metric_vis/metric_vis.html'),