diff --git a/ema_workbench/em_framework/ema_ipyparallel.py b/ema_workbench/em_framework/ema_ipyparallel.py
index 0bdb451a8..a277db207 100644
--- a/ema_workbench/em_framework/ema_ipyparallel.py
+++ b/ema_workbench/em_framework/ema_ipyparallel.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ def starter():
             pass
 
     logwatcher_thread = threading.Thread(target=starter)
-    logwatcher_thread.deamon = True
+    logwatcher_thread.daemon = True
     logwatcher_thread.start()
 
     return logwatcher, logwatcher_thread
diff --git a/test/test_em_framework/test_ema_ipyparallel.py b/test/test_em_framework/test_ema_ipyparallel.py
index 9520adfa6..de4c0935d 100644
--- a/test/test_em_framework/test_ema_ipyparallel.py
+++ b/test/test_em_framework/test_ema_ipyparallel.py
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ def setUpClass(cls):
     def tearDownClass(cls):
         cls.watcher.stop()
         # TODO use some way to signal the thread to terminate
-        # despite that it is a deamon thread
+        # despite that it is a daemon thread
 
     def tearDown(self):
         self.client.clear(block=True)