diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/util/CommandFailureUtils.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/util/CommandFailureUtils.java
index 5e74c58b2fd7d7..0ff99ad9d5c919 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/util/CommandFailureUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/util/CommandFailureUtils.java
@@ -218,8 +218,11 @@ public static String describeCommand(
     for (String commandElement : commandLineElements) {
       if (form == CommandDescriptionForm.ABBREVIATED
           && message.length() + commandElement.length() > APPROXIMATE_MAXIMUM_MESSAGE_LENGTH) {
-        message.append(
-            " ... (remaining " + numberRemaining + " argument(s) skipped)");
+        message
+            .append(" ... (remaining ")
+            .append(numberRemaining)
+            .append(numberRemaining == 1 ? " argument" : " arguments")
+            .append(" skipped)");
         break;
       } else {
         if (numberRemaining < size) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/util/CommandFailureUtilsTest.java b/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/util/CommandFailureUtilsTest.java
index 17798487902a32..9b960dd64b5f87 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/util/CommandFailureUtilsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/util/CommandFailureUtilsTest.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public void describeCommandError() throws Exception {
                 + "arg11 arg12 arg13 arg14 arg15 arg16 arg17 arg18 "
                 + "arg19 arg20 arg21 arg22 arg23 arg24 arg25 arg26 "
                 + "arg27 arg28 arg29 arg30 arg31 "
-                + "... (remaining 8 argument(s) skipped)");
+                + "... (remaining 8 arguments skipped)");
     assertThat(verboseMessage)
         .isEqualTo(
             "error executing command \n"
@@ -72,6 +72,28 @@ public void describeCommandError() throws Exception {
                 + "Execution platform: //platform:exec");
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void describeCommandErrorWithSingleSkippedArgument() throws Exception {
+    String[] args = new String[35]; // Long enough to make us skip 1 argument below.
+    args[0] = "some_command";
+    for (int i = 1; i < args.length; i++) {
+      args[i] = "arg" + i;
+    }
+    Map<String, String> env = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+    String cwd = "/my/working/directory";
+    PlatformInfo executionPlatform =
+        PlatformInfo.builder().setLabel(Label.parseAbsoluteUnchecked("//platform:exec")).build();
+    String message =
+        CommandFailureUtils.describeCommandError(
+            false, Arrays.asList(args), env, cwd, executionPlatform);
+    assertThat(message)
+        .isEqualTo(
+            "error executing command some_command arg1 arg2 arg3 arg4 arg5 arg6 arg7 arg8 arg9"
+                + " arg10 arg11 arg12 arg13 arg14 arg15 arg16 arg17 arg18 arg19 arg20 arg21 arg22"
+                + " arg23 arg24 arg25 arg26 arg27 arg28 arg29 arg30 arg31 arg32 arg33 ..."
+                + " (remaining 1 argument skipped)");
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void describeCommandFailure() throws Exception {
     String[] args = new String[3];
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/util/CommandUtilsTest.java b/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/util/CommandUtilsTest.java
index 1f88c4952098e5..9acdd856d25439 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/util/CommandUtilsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/util/CommandUtilsTest.java
@@ -43,14 +43,14 @@ public void longCommand() throws Exception {
         assertThrows(CommandException.class, () -> new Command(args, env, directory).execute());
     String message = CommandUtils.describeCommandError(false, exception.getCommand());
       String verboseMessage = CommandUtils.describeCommandError(true, exception.getCommand());
-      assertThat(message)
-          .isEqualTo(
-              "error executing command this_command_will_not_be_found arg1 "
-                  + "arg2 arg3 arg4 arg5 arg6 arg7 arg8 arg9 arg10 "
-                  + "arg11 arg12 arg13 arg14 arg15 arg16 arg17 arg18 "
-                  + "arg19 arg20 arg21 arg22 arg23 arg24 arg25 arg26 "
-                  + "arg27 arg28 arg29 arg30 "
-                  + "... (remaining 9 argument(s) skipped)");
+    assertThat(message)
+        .isEqualTo(
+            "error executing command this_command_will_not_be_found arg1 "
+                + "arg2 arg3 arg4 arg5 arg6 arg7 arg8 arg9 arg10 "
+                + "arg11 arg12 arg13 arg14 arg15 arg16 arg17 arg18 "
+                + "arg19 arg20 arg21 arg22 arg23 arg24 arg25 arg26 "
+                + "arg27 arg28 arg29 arg30 "
+                + "... (remaining 9 arguments skipped)");
     assertThat(verboseMessage)
         .isEqualTo(
             "error executing command \n"