diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index be9a73f841..f3fa8b739d 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ time_intervals:
 [ event_recorder: <event_recorder_config> ]
 
 # Optional tracing configuration.  Configures distributed tracing for Alertmanager.
-[ traciing: <tracing_config> ]
+[ tracing: <tracing_config> ]
 ```
 
 ## Route-related settings