diff --git a/libraries/Wire/examples/slave_sender/slave_sender.ino b/libraries/Wire/examples/slave_sender/slave_sender.ino
index f997ab0fca7947a8efcbb2ae0186a13ab0a12a48..d3b238af90a9aa2ac1e933b2700f8f32674eafc7 100644
--- a/libraries/Wire/examples/slave_sender/slave_sender.ino
+++ b/libraries/Wire/examples/slave_sender/slave_sender.ino
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@ void loop()
 // this function is registered as an event, see setup()
 void requestEvent()
 {
-  Wire.write("a"); // respond with message of 6 bytes
+  Wire.write("hello "); // respond with message of 6 bytes
                        // as expected by master
 }