diff --git a/chia/timelord/timelord.py b/chia/timelord/timelord.py
index de2c3d4e77f5..548005e37cac 100644
--- a/chia/timelord/timelord.py
+++ b/chia/timelord/timelord.py
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ async def _reset_chains(self, *, first_run: bool = False, only_eos: bool = False
         # Remove all unfinished blocks that have already passed.
         self.unfinished_blocks = new_unfinished_blocks
 
-        # remove overflow blocks that where moved to unfinished cache
+        # remove overflow blocks that were moved to unfinished cache
         for block in new_unfinished_blocks:
             if block in self.overflow_blocks:
                 self.overflow_blocks.remove(block)