diff --git a/seed/challenges/basic-javascript.json b/seed/challenges/basic-javascript.json
index 5ee5ee83d7..cf16fb13db 100644
--- a/seed/challenges/basic-javascript.json
+++ b/seed/challenges/basic-javascript.json
@@ -1277,8 +1277,8 @@
       "description":[
         "Now that our slots will each generate random numbers, we need to check whether they've all returned the same number.",
         "If they have, we should notify our user that they've won.",
-        "Otherwise, we should return <code>null</code>, which is a JavaScript literal representing null or an \"empty\" value, i.e. no object value is present.",
-        "If all three numbers match, we should return the number that we have in three of slots or leave it as null.",
+        "Otherwise, we should return <code>null</code>, which is a JavaScript data structure that means nothing.",
+        "If all three numbers match, we should return the number that we have in three of slots or leave it as <code>null</code>.",
         "Let's create an <code>if statement</code> with multiple conditions in order to check whether all numbers are equal.",
         "<code>if(slotOne !== slotTwo || slotTwo !== slotThree){</code>",
         "<code>&thinsp;&thinsp;return(null);</code>",