diff --git a/git-secrets b/git-secrets
index 8df3809..a2f16ac 100755
--- a/git-secrets
+++ b/git-secrets
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ prepare_commit_msg_hook() {
 
 install_hook() {
   local path="$1" hook="$2" cmd="$3" dest
-  # Determines the approriate path for a hook to be installed
+  # Determines the appropriate path for a hook to be installed
   if [ -d "${path}/hooks/${hook}.d" ]; then
     dest="${path}/hooks/${hook}.d/git-secrets"
   else