diff --git a/core/Command/User/Setting.php b/core/Command/User/Setting.php
index 72367bca96f3f..969e037215853 100644
--- a/core/Command/User/Setting.php
+++ b/core/Command/User/Setting.php
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ protected function configure() {
 	protected function checkInput(InputInterface $input) {
 		$uid = $input->getArgument('uid');
 		if (!$input->getOption('ignore-missing-user') && !$this->userManager->userExists($uid)) {
-			throw new \InvalidArgumentException('The user "' . $uid . '" does not exists.');
+			throw new \InvalidArgumentException('The user "' . $uid . '" does not exist.');
 		}
 
 		if ($input->getArgument('key') === '' && $input->hasParameterOption('--default-value')) {
diff --git a/tests/Core/Command/User/SettingTest.php b/tests/Core/Command/User/SettingTest.php
index 7d717343348ef..8486e7fc3ca6b 100644
--- a/tests/Core/Command/User/SettingTest.php
+++ b/tests/Core/Command/User/SettingTest.php
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public function dataCheckInput() {
 				[['ignore-missing-user', false]],
 				[],
 				null,
-				'The user "username" does not exists.',
+				'The user "username" does not exist.',
 			],
 
 			[