diff --git a/tests/negtelnetserver.py b/tests/negtelnetserver.py
index 8d074f5046..44ae2eeb75 100755
--- a/tests/negtelnetserver.py
+++ b/tests/negtelnetserver.py
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ class Negotiator:
         """
         buffer = bytearray()
 
-        # If we keep receiving negotiation sequences, we will not fill the buffer.
+        # If we keep receiving negotiation sequences, we do not fill the buffer.
         # Keep looping while we can, and until we have something to give back
         # to the caller.
         while len(buffer) == 0: