diff --git a/challenges/01-front-end-development-certification/basic-javascript.json b/challenges/01-front-end-development-certification/basic-javascript.json
index e008affe6c..fb71c5283d 100644
--- a/challenges/01-front-end-development-certification/basic-javascript.json
+++ b/challenges/01-front-end-development-certification/basic-javascript.json
@@ -944,7 +944,7 @@
       "description": [
         "Sometimes you will need to build a string, <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Libs\" target=\"_blank\">Mad Libs</a> style. By using the concatenation operator (<code>+</code>), you can insert one or more variables into a string you're building.",
         "<h4>Instructions</h4>",
-        "Set <code>myName</code> and build <code>myStr</code> with <code>myName</code> between the strings <code>\"My name is \"</code> and <code>\" and I am swell!\"</code>"
+        "Set <code>myName</code> to a string equal to your name and build <code>myStr</code> with <code>myName</code> between the strings <code>\"My name is \"</code> and <code>\" and I am swell!\"</code>"
       ],
       "releasedOn": "January 1, 2016",
       "challengeSeed": [
@@ -979,7 +979,7 @@
       ],
       "tests": [
         "assert(typeof myName !== 'undefined' && myName.length > 2, 'message: <code>myName</code> should be set to a string at least 3 characters long');",
-        "assert(code.match(/[\"']\\s*\\+\\s*myName\\s*\\+\\s*[\"']/g).length > 0, 'message: Use two <code>+</code> operators to build <code>myStr</code> with <code>myName<code> inside it');"
+        "assert(code.match(/[\"']\\s*\\+\\s*myName\\s*\\+\\s*[\"']/g).length > 0, 'message: Use two <code>+</code> operators to build <code>myStr</code> with <code>myName</code> inside it');"
       ],
       "type": "waypoint",
       "challengeType": 1