diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ When adding a new unit test, don't forget to update <b>JunitTestSuite.java</b>.
 When you start working on a test, add the empty file to the repository and update the readme, so that others will know that test is taken.
 
 **Caveats:**
-JSON-Java is Java 1.6-compatible, but JSON-Java-unit-tests requests Java 1.8. If you see this error, make sure you have 1.8 installed, on your path, and set in JAVA_HOME:
+JSON-Java is Java 1.6-compatible, but JSON-Java-unit-tests requires Java 1.8. If you see this error when building JSON-Java-unit-test, make sure you have 1.8 installed, on your path, and set in JAVA_HOME:
 ```
 Execution failed for task ':compileJava'.
 > invalid flag: -parameters