diff --git a/greg/api/views/person.py b/greg/api/views/person.py
index 8a9fb3f2b77cc1de30c2d49643838e3cf2cae373..8d0000e167d217d934f6c70e09f0c9e006066281 100644
--- a/greg/api/views/person.py
+++ b/greg/api/views/person.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class PersonViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
             ),
             OpenApiParameter(
                 name="active",
-                description="If try only include persons with an active role",
+                description="Only persons with an active role is listed if true",
                 required=False,
                 type=bool,
             ),