diff --git a/app/models/approve_article.rb b/app/models/approve_article.rb
index 915dc72..127d696 100644
--- a/app/models/approve_article.rb
+++ b/app/models/approve_article.rb
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class ApproveArticle < Task
     if article
       _('%{requestor} wants to publish the article: %{article}.') % {:requestor => requestor.name, :article => article.name}
     else
-      _('%{requestor} wants to publish an article that was removed.') % {:requestor => requestor.name}
+      _('%{requestor} wanted to publish an article but it was removed.') % {:requestor => requestor.name}
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/test/unit/approve_article_test.rb b/test/unit/approve_article_test.rb
index a6e03f3..13f6ff1 100644
--- a/test/unit/approve_article_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/approve_article_test.rb
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ class ApproveArticleTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
 
     email = TaskMailer.deliver_task_finished(task)
 
-    assert_match(/#{task.requestor.name} wants to publish an article that was removed/, email.subject)
+    assert_match(/#{task.requestor.name} wanted to publish an article but it was removed/, email.subject)
   end
 
   should 'approve an event' do
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