diff --git a/raco/language/grappa_templates/base_query.cpp b/raco/language/grappa_templates/base_query.cpp
index e610f897..1ed321e7 100644
--- a/raco/language/grappa_templates/base_query.cpp
+++ b/raco/language/grappa_templates/base_query.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ using namespace Grappa;
 
 DEFINE_uint64( nt, 30, "hack: number of tuples");
 DEFINE_bool( jsonsplits, false, "interpret input file F as F/part-*,"
-                             "and containing json records")
+                             "and containing json records");
 
 template <typename T>
 struct counter {