diff --git a/physical/etcd_test.go b/physical/etcd_test.go
index 1e7e671377..36ca26e8cb 100644
--- a/physical/etcd_test.go
+++ b/physical/etcd_test.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func TestEtcdBackend(t *testing.T) {
 	}()
 
 	// Generate new etcd backend. The etcd address is read from ETCD_ADDR. No
-	// need to provide it explitely.
+	// need to provide it explicitly.
 	logger := log.New(os.Stderr, "", log.LstdFlags)
 	b, err := NewBackend("etcd", logger, map[string]string{
 		"path": randPath,