diff --git a/kayenta-signalfx/src/main/java/com/netflix/kayenta/signalfx/metrics/SignalFxMetricsService.java b/kayenta-signalfx/src/main/java/com/netflix/kayenta/signalfx/metrics/SignalFxMetricsService.java
index 334a2d764..e51d53d30 100644
--- a/kayenta-signalfx/src/main/java/com/netflix/kayenta/signalfx/metrics/SignalFxMetricsService.java
+++ b/kayenta-signalfx/src/main/java/com/netflix/kayenta/signalfx/metrics/SignalFxMetricsService.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 public class SignalFxMetricsService implements MetricsService {
 
   private static final String SIGNAL_FLOW_ERROR_TEMPLATE =
-      "An error occurred whole executing the Signal Flow program. "
+      "An error occurred while executing the Signal Flow program. "
           + "account: %s "
           + "startEpochMilli: %s "
           + "endEpochMilli: %s "