diff --git a/src/uagents/agent.py b/src/uagents/agent.py
index 6ab7dab6..2d8815df 100644
--- a/src/uagents/agent.py
+++ b/src/uagents/agent.py
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ def __init__(
                     "Ignoring the provided 'mailbox' configuration since 'agentverse' overrides it"
                 )
             self._logger.warning(
-                "Then 'mailbox' configuration is deprecated in favor of 'agentverse'"
+                "The 'mailbox' configuration is deprecated in favor of 'agentverse'"
             )
             agentverse = mailbox
         self._agentverse = parse_agentverse_config(agentverse)