diff --git a/modules/amv/intercompare.py b/modules/amv/intercompare.py
index 7cb9046bc56c0e56ba32e1452e1411d40fa593e2..1506d58438a52438baf97ebdc7eb4f7a15f1901e 100644
--- a/modules/amv/intercompare.py
+++ b/modules/amv/intercompare.py
@@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@ def best_fit(amv_spd, amv_dir, amv_prs, amv_lat, amv_lon, fcst_spd, fcst_dir, fc
     imin = np.where(VecDiff == MinVecDiff)
     if imin[0].size == 0:
         if verbose:
-            print('AMV location lat,lon,prs ({0},{1},{2}) failed to find min vector difference in layers around AMV'.format(amv_lat,amv_lon,amv_prs))
+            print('AMV location lat,lon,prs ({0},{1},{2}) failed to find the min vector difference in layers around AMV'.format(amv_lat,amv_lon,amv_prs))
         return bf_data
 
     imin = imin[0][0]