diff --git a/pycbc/workflow/core.py b/pycbc/workflow/core.py
index 6b6ab1a703c..8bde5c7cc00 100644
--- a/pycbc/workflow/core.py
+++ b/pycbc/workflow/core.py
@@ -1555,7 +1555,7 @@ def find_output_with_tag(self, tag, fail_if_not_single_file=False):
         tag : string
            Tag used to seive the file names
         fail_if_not_single_file : boolean
-           kwarg (default is False) that riggers a sanity check if the
+           kwarg (default is False) that triggers a sanity check if the
            user expects to find a single file with the desired tag in its name
 
         Returns