diff --git a/reposync.py b/reposync.py
index edf3569..a78bde5 100755
--- a/reposync.py
+++ b/reposync.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def parseArgs():
                       dest = 'logdir',
                       help = ('The path to the directory where logs should be written. The actual log files will be '
                               'named after their respective distro names in the config file. '
-                              'Defailt: {0}'.format(_def_logdir)))
+                              'Default: {0}'.format(_def_logdir)))
     return(args)