diff --git a/change/@microsoft-fast-element-b679d332-e9c0-4e4a-984b-c06481f24caa.json b/change/@microsoft-fast-element-b679d332-e9c0-4e4a-984b-c06481f24caa.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6a3fb2c8173
--- /dev/null
+++ b/change/@microsoft-fast-element-b679d332-e9c0-4e4a-984b-c06481f24caa.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "type": "patch",
+  "comment": "fast-element: Simplify conditional checks in element-controller",
+  "packageName": "@microsoft/fast-element",
+  "email": "abaris@null.net",
+  "dependentChangeType": "patch"
+}
diff --git a/packages/web-components/fast-element/src/observation/observable.ts b/packages/web-components/fast-element/src/observation/observable.ts
index 965980bf83e..87c1328ea6e 100644
--- a/packages/web-components/fast-element/src/observation/observable.ts
+++ b/packages/web-components/fast-element/src/observation/observable.ts
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ export function observable(target: {}, nameOrAccessor: string | Accessor): void
  * Decorator: Marks a property getter as having volatile observable dependencies.
  * @param target - The target that the property is defined on.
  * @param name - The property name.
- * @param name - The existing descriptor.
+ * @param descriptor - The existing descriptor.
  * @public
  */
 export function volatile(