diff --git a/cmd/ctl/pkg/status/certificate/types.go b/cmd/ctl/pkg/status/certificate/types.go
index d5f0fae45..64bc7153d 100644
--- a/cmd/ctl/pkg/status/certificate/types.go
+++ b/cmd/ctl/pkg/status/certificate/types.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ type IssuerStatus struct {
 	// Conditions of Issuer/ClusterIssuer resource
 	Conditions []cmapiv1alpha2.IssuerCondition
 	// boolean indicating if Issuer/ClusterIssuer is a ACME Issuer/ClusterIssuer
-	// Defaults to false even Error is not nil
+	// Defaults to false even when Error is not nil
 	IsACME bool
 }