diff --git a/format.sh b/format.sh
index 13ba25c7..7c380c9e 100755
--- a/format.sh
+++ b/format.sh
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@ clang-tidy ${TIDY_OPTS} src/**/*.c -- ${COMPILER_OPTS} &> /dev/null
 clang-tidy ${TIDY_OPTS} include/**/*.h -- ${COMPILER_OPTS} &> /dev/null
 echo "Adding missing final new lines..."
 
-# only run sed if no line at the end of file so we don't unnecessarily touch the file.
+# only run sed if no new line at the end of file so we don't unnecessarily touch the file.
 find src/ -type f -name "*.c" -exec bash -c 'if [[ -n  "$(tail -c 1 {})" ]]; then sed -i -e '"'"'$a\'"'"' {}; fi' \;
 echo "Done formatting all files."