diff --git a/pkg/plugin/installer/installer.go b/pkg/plugin/installer/installer.go
index 4cc19ce28534896a53670f101d1ce98ff416f47f..6ecec980a0396c2718b5e494313ee4008d6a6b7f 100644
--- a/pkg/plugin/installer/installer.go
+++ b/pkg/plugin/installer/installer.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ type Installer interface {
 // Install installs a plugin to $HELM_HOME.
 func Install(i Installer) error {
 	if _, pathErr := os.Stat(path.Dir(i.Path())); os.IsNotExist(pathErr) {
-		return errors.New(`plugin home "$HELM_HOME/plugins" does not exists`)
+		return errors.New(`plugin home "$HELM_HOME/plugins" does not exist`)
 	}
 
 	if _, pathErr := os.Stat(i.Path()); !os.IsNotExist(pathErr) {