diff --git a/lib/pool.js b/lib/pool.js
index c7dcb69..2906d2f 100644
--- a/lib/pool.js
+++ b/lib/pool.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ function SMTPConnectionPool(port, host, options){
      * @public
      */
     this.options = options || {};
-    this.options.maxConections = this.options.maxConections || 5;
+    this.options.maxConnections = this.options.maxConnections || 5;
     
     /**
      * An array of connections that are currently idle
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ SMTPConnectionPool.prototype.sendMail = function(message, callback){
     }else{
         this._messageQueue.push(message);
         
-        if(this._connectionsAvailable.length + this._connectionsInUse.length < this.options.maxConections){
+        if(this._connectionsAvailable.length + this._connectionsInUse.length < this.options.maxConnections){
             this._createConnection();
         }
     }
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ SMTPConnectionPool.prototype._onConnectionEnd = function(connection){
     // if there's still unprocessed mail and available connection slots, create
     // a new connection
     if(this._messageQueue.length && 
-      this._connectionsInUse.length + this._connectionsAvailable.length < this.options.maxConections){
+      this._connectionsInUse.length + this._connectionsAvailable.length < this.options.maxConnections){
         this._createConnection();
     }
 };
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