diff --git a/lib/hooks/inline-engagement-text.react.js b/lib/hooks/inline-engagement-text.react.js
index 744f8ef22..552911091 100644
--- a/lib/hooks/inline-engagement-text.react.js
+++ b/lib/hooks/inline-engagement-text.react.js
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 // @flow
 
 import type { ThreadInfo } from '../types/thread-types';
 
 function useInlineEngagementText(threadInfo: ?ThreadInfo): string {
   if (!threadInfo) {
     return '';
   }
   const repliesCount = threadInfo.repliesCount || 1;
-  return `${repliesCount} ${repliesCount > 1 ? 'replies' : 'reply'}`;
+  return String(repliesCount);
 }
 
 export default useInlineEngagementText;