diff --git a/override/merge.go b/override/merge.go
index 6cbfdc54..9120b3fc 100644
--- a/override/merge.go
+++ b/override/merge.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func mergeYaml(e any, o any, p tree.Path) (any, error) {
 	case []any:
 		other, ok := o.([]any)
 		if !ok {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannont override %s", p)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot override %s", p)
 		}
 		return append(value, other...), nil
 	default: