diff --git a/awx/main/dispatch/publish.py b/awx/main/dispatch/publish.py
index 020e7407cd..f7fd7cf4fb 100644
--- a/awx/main/dispatch/publish.py
+++ b/awx/main/dispatch/publish.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class task:
                     getattr(cls.queue, 'im_func', cls.queue)
                 )
                 if not queue:
-                    msg = f'{cls.name}: Queue value required and may not me None'
+                    msg = f'{cls.name}: Queue value required and may not be None'
                     logger.error(msg)
                     raise ValueError(msg)
                 obj = {
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/functional/test_dispatch.py b/awx/main/tests/functional/test_dispatch.py
index c13a031af3..aa3c42ce26 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/functional/test_dispatch.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/functional/test_dispatch.py
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ class TestTaskPublisher:
     def test_apply_async_queue_required(self):
         with pytest.raises(ValueError) as e:
             message, queue = add.apply_async([2, 2])
-        assert "awx.main.tests.functional.test_dispatch.add: Queue value required and may not me None" == e.value.args[0]
+        assert "awx.main.tests.functional.test_dispatch.add: Queue value required and may not be None" == e.value.args[0]
 
     def test_queue_defined_in_task_decorator(self):
         message, queue = multiply.apply_async([2, 2])