diff --git a/src/common/gajim.py b/src/common/gajim.py
index c6182282d..4db4a9459 100644
--- a/src/common/gajim.py
+++ b/src/common/gajim.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ awaiting_events = {} # list of messages/FT reveived but not printed
 	# if type in ('chat', 'normal'): data = (message, subject, kind, time,
 		# encrypted)
 		# kind can be (incoming, error)
-	# if typw in file-request, file-request-error: data = file_props
+	# if type in file-request, file-request-error: data = file_props
 nicks = {} # list of our nick names in each account
 allow_notifications = {} # do we allow notifications for each account ?
 con_types = {} # type of each connection (ssl, tls, tcp, ...)