diff --git a/packages/runtime/runtimes/runtime-aws-serverless/test/index.test.ts b/packages/runtime/runtimes/runtime-aws-serverless/test/index.test.ts
index a55b8df08..4093a1a41 100644
--- a/packages/runtime/runtimes/runtime-aws-serverless/test/index.test.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime/runtimes/runtime-aws-serverless/test/index.test.ts
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ describe('runtime', () => {
       expect(result).toEqual({
         statusCode: 405,
         headers: {},
-        body: 'GET "/": handler not exist',
+        body: 'GET "/": handler does not exist',
       })
     })
 
diff --git a/packages/runtime/runtimes/runtime-base/src/handlers/fail-handler.ts b/packages/runtime/runtimes/runtime-base/src/handlers/fail-handler.ts
index 68da5694b..20d941ca1 100644
--- a/packages/runtime/runtimes/runtime-base/src/handlers/fail-handler.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime/runtimes/runtime-base/src/handlers/fail-handler.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export const failHandler = async (
   { method, path }: ResolveRequest,
   res: ResolveResponse
 ) => {
-  const errorText = `${method} "${path}": handler not exist`
+  const errorText = `${method} "${path}": handler does not exist`
   await res.status(405)
   await res.end(errorText)
   log.warn(errorText)