diff --git a/examples/tutorial/flaskr/db.py b/examples/tutorial/flaskr/db.py
index 03bd3b3c..55b83e53 100644
--- a/examples/tutorial/flaskr/db.py
+++ b/examples/tutorial/flaskr/db.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def get_db():
 
 
 def close_db(e=None):
-    """If this request connected to the database, close the
+    """If this request is connected to the database, close the
     connection.
     """
     db = g.pop('db', None)