diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 68502a05a0..e69f0f1849 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ however, insignificant breaking changes do not guarantee a major version bump, s
 - Loading the blocked list with the `?blocked` command takes a long time when the list is large. ([PR #3242](https://github.com/kyb3r/modmail/pull/3242))
 - Reply not being forwarded from DM. (PR [#3239](https://github.com/modmail-dev/modmail/pull/3239))
 - Cleanup imports after removing/unloading a plugin. ([PR #3226](https://github.com/modmail-dev/Modmail/pull/3226))
+- Fixed a syntactic error in the close message when a thread is closed after a certain duration. ([PR #3233](https://github.com/modmail-dev/Modmail/pull/3233))
 
 ### Added
 - `?log key <key>` to retrieve the log link and view a preview using a log key. ([PR #3196](https://github.com/modmail-dev/Modmail/pull/3196))
diff --git a/cogs/modmail.py b/cogs/modmail.py
index d72ea78cd5..33086116c5 100644
--- a/cogs/modmail.py
+++ b/cogs/modmail.py
@@ -444,11 +444,9 @@ async def move(self, ctx, *, arguments):
     async def send_scheduled_close_message(self, ctx, after, silent=False):
         human_delta = human_timedelta(after.dt)
 
-        silent = "*silently* " if silent else ""
-
         embed = discord.Embed(
             title="Scheduled close",
-            description=f"This thread will close {silent}{human_delta}.",
+            description=f"This thread will{' silently' if silent else ''} close in {human_delta}.",
             color=self.bot.error_color,
         )