diff --git a/reference/mongo/mongowriteconcernexception.xml b/reference/mongo/mongowriteconcernexception.xml
index d70551602f..ae34f9d673 100644
--- a/reference/mongo/mongowriteconcernexception.xml
+++ b/reference/mongo/mongowriteconcernexception.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
MongoWriteConcernException is thrown when a write fails. See for how to set failure thresholds.
- Prior to MongoDB 2.6.0 GLE would determine when a write failed.
+ Prior to MongoDB 2.6.0, the getLastError command would determine whether a write failed.