diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/resources/Messages.properties b/dspace-api/src/main/resources/Messages.properties
index 98375b0e83..0a0c062af5 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/resources/Messages.properties
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/resources/Messages.properties
@@ -1398,8 +1398,8 @@ search.update
 
 jsp.layout.navbar-admin.authority                                               = Authority control<br/> management
 #org.dspace.app.webui.AuthorityManagementServlet
-org.dspace.app.webui.AuthorityManagementServlet.submit_reject                   = The selected potential matches has been rejected!
-org.dspace.app.webui.AuthorityManagementServlet.submit_accept                   = The selected potential matches has been confirmed!
+org.dspace.app.webui.AuthorityManagementServlet.submit_reject                   = The selected potential matches have been rejected!
+org.dspace.app.webui.AuthorityManagementServlet.submit_accept                   = The selected potential matches have been confirmed!
 #dspace-admin/auhtority.jsp
 jsp.dspace-admin.authority                                                      = Authority management
 jsp.dspace-admin.authority-heading                                              = Statistics about the authority for the metadata {0}