diff --git a/bin/lesson_initialize.py b/bin/lesson_initialize.py
index acb253b542fc9009602a3c7351352f6b37aeba04..cf9735ec29bdd07bebfcdaffa3de5ee43d44325f 100755
--- a/bin/lesson_initialize.py
+++ b/bin/lesson_initialize.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ and to meet some of our community members.
 There are many ways to contribute,
 from writing new exercises and improving existing ones
 to updating or filling in the documentation
-and and submitting [bug reports][issues]
+and submitting [bug reports][issues]
 about things that don't work, aren't clear, or are missing.
 If you are looking for ideas, please see the 'Issues' tab for
 a list of issues associated with this repository,