diff --git a/app/views/merge_requests/_merge_request_list.html.erb b/app/views/merge_requests/_merge_request_list.html.erb
index c133aabc1..e73a1aa02 100644
--- a/app/views/merge_requests/_merge_request_list.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/merge_requests/_merge_request_list.html.erb
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
   <% else %>
   <%= govuk_table do |table| %>
     <%= table.with_caption(classes: %w[govuk-!-font-size-19 govuk-!-font-weight-regular]) do %>
-      <strong><%= @merge_requests.not_merged.count %></strong> unresolved merge requests
-    <% end %>
+        <strong><%= @merge_requests.not_merged.count %></strong> unresolved merge <%= @merge_requests.not_merged.count == 1 ? "request" : "requests" %>
+      <% end %>
     <%= table.with_head do |head| %>
       <%= head.with_row do |row| %>
         <% row.with_cell(header: true, text: "Absorbing organisation", html_attributes: {