diff --git a/tests/vcs/git/GitCommitBearTest.py b/tests/vcs/git/GitCommitBearTest.py
index 19dca7e9de..4788971a46 100644
--- a/tests/vcs/git/GitCommitBearTest.py
+++ b/tests/vcs/git/GitCommitBearTest.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def run_uut(self, *args, **kwargs):
     def assert_no_msgs(self):
         """
         Assert that there are no messages in the message queue of the bear, and
-        show the messages in the failure messgae if it is not empty.
+        show the messages in the failure message if it is not empty.
         """
         self.assertTrue(
             self.msg_queue.empty(),