diff --git a/src/otr/otr-formats.c b/src/otr/otr-formats.c
index d26edbba..d4d273d1 100644
--- a/src/otr/otr-formats.c
+++ b/src/otr/otr-formats.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ FORMAT_REC fe_otr_formats[] = {
 	{ "otr_msg_error", "Error in private conversation: {error $0}", 1, { 0 }},
 	{ "otr_msg_general_error", "General Error: {error $0}", 1, { 0 }},
 	{ "otr_msg_malformed", "Malformed message from {hilight $0}", 1, { 0 }},
-	{ "otr_msg_not_in_private", "The encrypted message from {hilight $0} was is unreadable because you're not communicating privately", 1, { 0 }},
+	{ "otr_msg_not_in_private", "The encrypted message from {hilight $0} was unreadable because you're not communicating privately", 1, { 0 }},
 	{ "otr_msg_reflected", "Received reflected message from {hilight $0}", 0, { 0 }},
 	{ "otr_msg_resent", "The last message to {hilight $0} was resent: $1", 2, { 0, 0 }},
 	{ "otr_msg_unencrypted", "The following message from {hilight $0} was {error not} encrypted", 1, { 0 }},