diff --git a/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/federationapi/routing/events.go b/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/federationapi/routing/events.go
index 74a91606e..ed56ec7a7 100644
--- a/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/federationapi/routing/events.go
+++ b/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/federationapi/routing/events.go
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ func GetEvent(
 	return util.JSONResponse{Code: http.StatusOK, JSON: event}
 }
 
-// getEvent returns the requested event.
-// Or returns an error response which can be sent to the client.
+// getEvent returns the requested event,
+// otherwise it returns an error response which can be sent to the client.
 func getEvent(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	request *gomatrixserverlib.FederationRequest,