diff --git a/seed/challenges/basic-javascript.json b/seed/challenges/basic-javascript.json
index 3f92055c6e..4932ddd044 100644
--- a/seed/challenges/basic-javascript.json
+++ b/seed/challenges/basic-javascript.json
@@ -573,12 +573,12 @@
       "difficulty": "9.9817",
       "description": [
         "Another common way in which we can manipulate the data in an array is through <code>.shift() </code>",
-        "<code>.shift()</code>is used to \"shift\" a value from the start of an array. We can retrieve this value by preforming the shift in a variable declaration.",
+        "<code>.shift()</code>is used to \"shift\" a value from the start of an array. We can retrieve this value by performing the shift in a variable declaration.",
         "Let's try <code>.shift()</code>now"
       ],
       "tests": [
         "assert((function(d){if(d[0] == 23 && d[1][0] == 'dog' && d[1][1] == 3 && d[2] == undefined){return(true);}else{return(false);}})(myArray), 'myArray should only have the first two values left([\"John\", 23])');",
-        "assert((function(d){if(d === 'John' && typeof(removed) === 'function'){return(true);}else{return(false);}})(removed), 'Removed should contain \"John\"');"
+        "assert((function(d){if(d === 'John' && typeof(removed) === 'string'){return(true);}else{return(false);}})(removed), 'Removed should contain \"John\"');"
       ],
       "challengeSeed": [
         "var myArray = ['John', 23, ['dog', 3]];",