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@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ This script runs a nmap scan and checks the discovered ports against a whitelist
 * all arguments after -- are passed to nmap
 
 ## Results
-* CRITICAL: if any expected port is open
+* CRITICAL: if any unexpected port is open