diff --git a/pagure/lib/__init__.py b/pagure/lib/__init__.py
index 23af613..08ce492 100644
--- a/pagure/lib/__init__.py
+++ b/pagure/lib/__init__.py
@@ -1013,7 +1013,7 @@ def edit_issue(session, issue, ticketfolder, user,
     if edit:
         session.add(issue)
         session.flush()
-        return 'Edited successfully issue #%s' % issue.id
+        return 'Successfully edited issue #%s' % issue.id
 
 
 def update_project_settings(session, repo, settings, user):
diff --git a/tests/test_progit_flask_api_issue.py b/tests/test_progit_flask_api_issue.py
index 9597fd5..81347e4 100644
--- a/tests/test_progit_flask_api_issue.py
+++ b/tests/test_progit_flask_api_issue.py
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ class PagureFlaskApiIssuetests(tests.Modeltests):
         data = json.loads(output.data)
         self.assertDictEqual(
             data,
-            {'message': 'Edited successfully issue #1'}
+            {'message': 'Successfully edited issue #1'}
         )
 
         headers = {'Authorization': 'token pingou_foo'}
diff --git a/tests/test_progit_flask_ui_issues.py b/tests/test_progit_flask_ui_issues.py
index ccd94a4..4a99287 100644
--- a/tests/test_progit_flask_ui_issues.py
+++ b/tests/test_progit_flask_ui_issues.py
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ class PagureFlaskIssuestests(tests.Modeltests):
                 '<p>test project<a href="/test/issue/1"> #1</a></p>'
                 in output.data)
             self.assertTrue(
-                '<li class="message">Edited successfully issue #1</li>'
+                '<li class="message">Successfully edited issue #1</li>'
                 in output.data)
             self.assertTrue(
                 '<option selected value="Fixed">Fixed</option>'
@@ -1122,7 +1122,7 @@ class PagureFlaskIssuestests(tests.Modeltests):
                 '/test/issue/1/edit', data=data, follow_redirects=True)
             self.assertEqual(output.status_code, 200)
             self.assertTrue(
-                '<li class="message">Edited successfully issue #1</li>'
+                '<li class="message">Successfully edited issue #1</li>'
                 in output.data)
             self.assertTrue(
                 '<span class="issueid">#1</span> <span id="issuetitle">'