diff --git a/backend/src/middleware/slugifyMiddleware.spec.js b/backend/src/middleware/slugifyMiddleware.spec.js
index 101d823c4..9e5456b01 100644
--- a/backend/src/middleware/slugifyMiddleware.spec.js
+++ b/backend/src/middleware/slugifyMiddleware.spec.js
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ describe('slugifyMiddleware', () => {
       }
     })
 
-    describe('given a user has siged up with her email address', () => {
+    describe('given a user has signed up with their email address', () => {
       beforeEach(async () => {
         await factory.create('EmailAddress', {
           email: '123@example.org',
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/registration.spec.js b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/registration.spec.js
index e94e36b4b..ae8cc16f6 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/registration.spec.js
+++ b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/registration.spec.js
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ describe('SignupVerification', () => {
             expect(emails).toHaveLength(1)
           })
 
-          it('set `about` attribute of User', async () => {
+          it('sets `about` attribute of User', async () => {
             variables = { ...variables, about: 'Find this description in the user profile' }
             await mutate({ mutation, variables })
             const user = await neode.first('User', { name: 'John Doe' })