diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/singlestat/editor.html b/public/app/plugins/panel/singlestat/editor.html
index f444cd0170c..15f4e6a9efa 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/singlestat/editor.html
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/singlestat/editor.html
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
     <div class="gf-form-inline">
       <div class="gf-form max-width-21">
         <label class="gf-form-label width-8">Thresholds
-          <tip>Define two threshold values&lt;br /&gt; 50,80 will produce: &lt;50 = Green, 50:80 = Yellow, &gt;80 = Red</tip>
+          <tip>Define two threshold values&lt;br /&gt; 50,80 will produce: value &lt; 50 = Green, 50 &lt;= value &lt; 80 = Yellow, value &gt;= 80 = Red</tip>
         </label>
         <input type="text" class="gf-form-input" ng-model="ctrl.panel.thresholds" ng-blur="ctrl.render()" placeholder="50,80"></input>
       </div>
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/singlestat/module.ts b/public/app/plugins/panel/singlestat/module.ts
index b73a3bb32bd..20c4dcfeb70 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/singlestat/module.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/singlestat/module.ts
@@ -714,11 +714,13 @@ function getColorForValue(data, value) {
   if (!_.isFinite(value)) {
     return null;
   }
+
   for (var i = data.thresholds.length; i > 0; i--) {
     if (value >= data.thresholds[i - 1]) {
       return data.colorMap[i];
     }
   }
+
   return _.first(data.colorMap);
 }