diff --git a/src/ripple/consensus/Consensus.h b/src/ripple/consensus/Consensus.h
index a86144c3893..1d02e0f13b8 100644
--- a/src/ripple/consensus/Consensus.h
+++ b/src/ripple/consensus/Consensus.h
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ class Consensus
 
     using Result = ConsensusResult<Adaptor>;
 
-    // Helper class to ensure adaptor is notified whenver the ConsensusMode
+    // Helper class to ensure adaptor is notified whenever the ConsensusMode
     // changes
     class MonitoredMode
     {