diff --git a/priv/frontend/src/components/DegradedNotice.js b/priv/frontend/src/components/DegradedNotice.js
index d83777c..fe5e088 100644
--- a/priv/frontend/src/components/DegradedNotice.js
+++ b/priv/frontend/src/components/DegradedNotice.js
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@ import './DegradedNotice.css'
 const DegradedNotice = ({ services }) => {
   const keys = Object.keys(services)
   const serviceNames = keys.join(', ')
+
   const plural = keys.length === 1 ? '' : 's'
+  const indicative = keys.length === 1 ? 'is' : 'are'
 
   return (
     <div className="degraded-notice">
-      <header>{keys.length} service{plural} are unreachable</header>
+      <header>{keys.length} service{plural} {indicative} unreachable</header>
       <p>
         elstat is having trouble contacting <strong>{serviceNames}</strong>.
       </p>