diff --git a/src/backends/backend.js b/src/backends/backend.js
index 5cdc4454..0d4b3204 100644
--- a/src/backends/backend.js
+++ b/src/backends/backend.js
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ class Backend {
       };
     }
 
-    const commitMessage = `${ (newEntry ? "Created " : "Updated ") +
+    const commitMessage = `${ (newEntry ? "Create " : "Update ") +
           collection.get("label") } “${ entryObj.slug }”`;
 
     const mode = config.get("publish_mode");