diff --git a/bin/polynum-build-virtualenv b/bin/polynum-build-virtualenv
index 0e8833c..08c198d 100755
--- a/bin/polynum-build-virtualenv
+++ b/bin/polynum-build-virtualenv
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ test -d $DIR || "$DIR does not exist (or is not a directory)"
 cd $DIR || abort "cannot cd to $DIR"
 
 echo ""
-echo "Build PolyNum virtualenv in $VEDIR"
+echo "Building PolyNum virtualenv in $VEDIR"
 echo "(detailed log in $VEDIR/install.log)"
 echo ""
 
@@ -33,5 +33,5 @@ pip $PIPOPT install -U pip
 pip $PIPOPT install --requirement=/usr/share/doc/polynum/requirements
 
 echo ""
-echo "PolyNum virtualen created in $VEDIR"
+echo "PolyNum virtualenv created in $VEDIR"
 echo ""