diff --git a/internal/processor/script-wasm.go b/internal/processor/script-wasm.go
index a8c785b..2ac83d3 100644
--- a/internal/processor/script-wasm.go
+++ b/internal/processor/script-wasm.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func (sw *ScriptWASM) Process(ctx context.Context, payload any) (any, error) {
 	payloadBytes, ok := GetAnyAs[[]byte](payload)
 
 	if !ok {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("script.wasm can only operator on byte array")
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("script.wasm can only process a byte array")
 	}
 
 	program, err := sw.Program.Instance(ctx, extism.PluginInstanceConfig{})
diff --git a/internal/processor/test/script-wasm_test.go b/internal/processor/test/script-wasm_test.go
index 35fb81d..b5aa685 100644
--- a/internal/processor/test/script-wasm_test.go
+++ b/internal/processor/test/script-wasm_test.go
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ func TestBadScriptWASM(t *testing.T) {
 				"enableWasi": true,
 			},
 			payload:     "hello",
-			errorString: "script.wasm can only operator on byte array",
+			errorString: "script.wasm can only process a byte array",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "function not found in module",