diff --git a/s3cmd b/s3cmd
index 2ee096e62..147aef27e 100755
--- a/s3cmd
+++ b/s3cmd
@@ -1564,7 +1564,7 @@ def run_configure(config_file, args):
         ("gpg_passphrase", "Encryption password", "Encryption password is used to protect your files from reading\nby unauthorized persons while in transfer to S3"),
         ("gpg_command", "Path to GPG program"),
         ("use_https", "Use HTTPS protocol", "When using secure HTTPS protocol all communication with Amazon S3\nservers is protected from 3rd party eavesdropping. This method is\nslower than plain HTTP and can't be used if you're behind a proxy"),
-        ("proxy_host", "HTTP Proxy server name", "On some networks all internet access must go through a HTTP proxy.\nTry setting it here if you can't conect to S3 directly"),
+        ("proxy_host", "HTTP Proxy server name", "On some networks all internet access must go through a HTTP proxy.\nTry setting it here if you can't connect to S3 directly"),
         ("proxy_port", "HTTP Proxy server port"),
         ]
     ## Option-specfic defaults