diff --git a/rippled-example.cfg b/rippled-example.cfg
index 74aa1b4644..2b04f763b3 100644
--- a/rippled-example.cfg
+++ b/rippled-example.cfg
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@
 #
 # [path_search_size]
 #   When searching for paths, the maximum number of nodes allowed. This can take
-#   exponentially more resources as the size is increasded.
+#   exponentially more resources as the size is increased.
 #
 #   The default is: 5
 #