diff --git a/aleksis/apps/alsijil/models.py b/aleksis/apps/alsijil/models.py
index bab140c24c8b1be1a9bc2de845afeed15343eb2c..54e8be9c3bbdab2f2603ca423ec54f38550e22d5 100644
--- a/aleksis/apps/alsijil/models.py
+++ b/aleksis/apps/alsijil/models.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class ExcuseType(ExtensibleModel):
 
     count_as_absent = models.BooleanField(
         default=True,
-        verbose_name=_("Count as missed lesson"),
+        verbose_name=_("Count as absent"),
         help_text=_(
             "If checked, this excuse type will be counted as a missed lesson. If not checked,"
             "it won't show up in the absence report."