diff --git a/koans/about_nil.rb b/koans/about_nil.rb
index b007cc0..d9853e9 100644
--- a/koans/about_nil.rb
+++ b/koans/about_nil.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ require 'edgecase'
 
 class AboutNil < EdgeCase::Koan
   def test_nil_is_an_object
-    assert nil.is_a?(Object), "Unlike NULL in other languages"
+    #  
+    #  Hint:  '!'s negate the response from what follows.
+    #
+    assert !nil.is_a?(Object), "Unlike NULL in other languages"
   end
 
   def test_you_dont_get_null_pointer_errors_when_calling_methods_on_nil