diff --git a/src/qcodes/parameters/parameter.py b/src/qcodes/parameters/parameter.py
index e738857a82e6..3209aec3e308 100644
--- a/src/qcodes/parameters/parameter.py
+++ b/src/qcodes/parameters/parameter.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def set_parameter_write(self: Parameter, *args: Any) -> None:
             # that cmd is a str even if this is defined inside
             # an if isinstance block
             assert isinstance(cmd, str)
-            # TODO it is possible to format str with additional args.
+            # TODO it is possible to format str with more than one arg.
             # this does not seem to have been tested
             formatted_cmd = cmd.format(*args)
             return function(formatted_cmd)