diff --git a/aio/content/guide/i18n-common-merge.md b/aio/content/guide/i18n-common-merge.md
index f8a6e549020..9fe0e5bac0f 100644
--- a/aio/content/guide/i18n-common-merge.md
+++ b/aio/content/guide/i18n-common-merge.md
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ ng build --configuration=production,fr
 
 {@a missing-translation}
 
-When a translation is missing, the build succeeds but generates a warning such as `Missing translation for message "foo"`.
+When a translation is missing, the build succeeds but generates a warning such as `Missing translation for message "{translation_text}"`.
 To configure the level of warning that is generated by the Angular compiler, specify one of the following levels.
 
 *   `error`: Throw an error.