diff --git a/source/release-notes/2.6.txt b/source/release-notes/2.6.txt
index 41d33953194..aeb91d0d353 100644
--- a/source/release-notes/2.6.txt
+++ b/source/release-notes/2.6.txt
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ Minor Releases
 - Improvements to query plan ranking :issue:`SERVER-17815`
 
 - Improved ability for :program:`mongos` to detect replica set
-  failover and correctly route read operations to new the new
-  primary :issue:`SERVER-18208`
+  failover and correctly route read operations to the new
+  primary :issue:`SERVER-18280`
 
 - Improved reporting of queries in ``getMore`` operation in
   :method:`db.currentOp()` and the database