Orlando Bloom will not have to live with his incorrect tattoo of his son’s name forever, as the actor has had the necessary dot added in order for the  tattoo to actually spell out the name “Flynn” in morse code. Last week, Orlando got clowned after debuting a new tattoo on his right forearm in honour of his 9-year-old son, Flynn. Orlando had the digits of the date and time of Flynn’s birth printed on his arm, along with what he believed was “Flynn” spelled out in morse code.

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However, people were quick to point out that the morse code dots and dashes actually translated to the word “Frynn,” and that an extra dot would be needed in order to correctly spell “Flynn.” His tattoo artist, Balazs Bercsenyi, confirmed that they were both aware of the mistake and that he was going to have it fixed. It looks like Balazs came through on his promise, as Orlando shared an updated photo of the tattoo on Wednesday, complete with the correct morse code symbols.

“••-••-••-•—•-• finally dot it right!” Orlando wrote on the post, typing out the proper symbols. “How do you make a mistake like that? #pinterestfail (read the small print).” He also included a screenshot of the initial guide he had consulted, as well as a photo of another new tattoo for his dog, Sidi. “Fortunately I know how to spell Sidi. Forever my boy.” He’s lucky that this was an easy mistake to correct—not all tattoo fails have such a simple fix.

Sometimes when people get tattoos, they get so caught up in the aesthetics that they overlook some crucial details. For example, Orlando Bloom thought a morse code tattoo would look really cool (he was right about that), but he didn’t properly verify that the dots and lines he permanently marked on his arm would spell out his son’s name. 

On Wednesday (Feb. 12), the 43-year-old actor took to Instagram to show off his fresh ink job. “new #tattoo can you guess who?,” he wrote, not anticipating the embarrassing revelation that was about to made about his well-intentioned tribute. While the little digits printed on his right forearm might have accurately represented the date and time of birth of his 9-year-old son, Flynn, the morse code dashes did not translate to his name. Turns out, they read “Frynn”. 

Before you start lamenting that Bloom will have to live with this botched marking for the rest of his days, his tattoo artist confirmed that it is not beyond repair. According to Good Morning America, Balazs Bercsenyi wrote on Instagram, “yes, a dot is missing, we know, it will be fixed.” Phew. Moral of the story, maybe don’t get a morse code tattoo if you don’t actually know/use morse code? The same should apply for roman numerals.