diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
index f8ab53ba..f435a080 100644
--- a/.github/pull_request_template.md
+++ b/.github/pull_request_template.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
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 <!-- Remove the following bullet if no issues are linked to this PR. -->
-* Resolves issue #
+* Resolves #
 
 ## What tests have been done? 
 ### Where are the relevant files?