diff --git a/app/views/projects/merge_requests/show/_mr_title.html.haml b/app/views/projects/merge_requests/show/_mr_title.html.haml
index 473fbff721..14ea7b1778 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/merge_requests/show/_mr_title.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/merge_requests/show/_mr_title.html.haml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     Merge Request ##{@merge_request.iid}
   %span.creator
     ·
-    opened by #{link_to_member(@project, @merge_request.author, size: 24)}
+    by #{link_to_member(@project, @merge_request.author, size: 24)}
     ·
     = time_ago_with_tooltip(@merge_request.created_at)